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Paulina Szot, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Polish
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Depression Coping with life changes

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Paulina Szot helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and major life changes. She introduces a steady, calm presence and offers time to talk through what feels overwhelming. Her opening aim is to make it easier to name difficulties and decide on small first steps.

Paulina works in English and Polish and practises in the United Kingdom. Paulina describes herself as an integrative counsellor who draws on whole-person ideas that include thoughts, feelings and bodily experience.

Background and approach

Sessions typically focus on what matters most to the individual, with practical ways to manage distress and build coping skills. Conversations are guided by respect, sensitivity and compassion. She has three years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP.

That registration is part of how she follows UK professional standards and practice expectations. Paulina emphasises listening carefully before suggesting ways forward. Her work covers a wide range of difficulties beyond the main concerns, such as attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, family of origin problems, guilt and shame, and eating or food-related struggles.

She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, illness and disability, feelings of emptiness or isolation, and panic symptoms. Sessions aim to help people make clearer choices, feel less alone and rebuild a sense of direction. Paulina invites those who want conversational, person-centred support to reach out and begin with a short matching questionnaire and a scheduled appointment.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Paulina works from an integrative, whole-person perspective that blends attention to thoughts, emotions and bodily experience. This approach helps when symptoms come from a mix of life events, stress and past relational hurts. It aims to make distress easier to describe and manage rather than focusing only on labels.

She also uses practical problem-focused techniques to build coping skills. These offer straightforward tools for managing anxiety, panic episodes and overwhelming stress, and can include breathing work, grounding and step-by-step plans for difficult moments.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to each person's goals and needs, then suggest methods to try together. Plans are reviewed over time so the approach can be adjusted as progress and preferences become clearer.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful when visual cues help the work, while phone calls suit people with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing written reflection and more frequent contact without scheduling a full call. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.

What kinds of problems does Paulina help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes. She also works with issues such as attachment and abandonment, codependency, eating concerns, chronic pain and panic symptoms.

What is her general style in sessions?

She offers a calm, non-judgemental space and listens before suggesting next steps. Conversations focus on practical coping strategies and clearer decision making.

How much experience does she have?

Paulina has three years of professional experience working with people in the UK. That timeframe reflects her clinical practice since qualifying.

What credentials and location should I know about?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP and practises in the United Kingdom under UK professional standards.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Polish.

What session formats does she offer?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How do costs and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English, Polish

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Paulina Szot, BACP

Background and approach

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety