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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- CBT and mindfulness
About Paula
Paula Spencer-Snell is a NCPS counsellor working in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She also supports those affected by trauma and abuse and people struggling with self-esteem.
Paula keeps sessions practical and conversational. She listens to what matters to each person and focuses on immediate problems as well as underlying patterns. She uses approaches such as client-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness and psychodynamic thinking to guide conversations and create steps forward.
People come for help with life changes, feelings of isolation or shame, and ongoing mood difficulties. Paula also works with issues such as attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and chronic pain, and the emotional effects of divorce and separation. She talks through emotions and coping strategies, and looks for small, manageable changes clients can try between sessions.
Her sessions can include solution-focused techniques to set clear goals and practical steps. Where helpful, she draws on mindfulness to slow down strong feelings and on psychodynamic ideas to understand recurring patterns. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to test and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
Paula describes therapy as a collaborative process. She asks about a person’s current situation and aims, and works with them to agree the next steps. To begin, people use the site matching process to book an initial session and decide how they want to proceed.
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How Paula uses therapeutic approaches in remote sessions
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own priorities and experience. The counsellor listens, reflects what is said and helps the person decide the pace and focus of work. This approach helps when someone needs to be heard and to shape their own goals.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and experiments to test unhelpful thoughts and to try different ways of coping. CBT is often useful for anxiety, low mood and changeable patterns of thinking.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will discuss options and agree together which methods to try, based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people choose a setting that suits them and use techniques like guided mindfulness or homework between meetings.
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Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues and trauma and abuse. Additional focuses include self-esteem, midlife concerns, chronic pain and attachment issues.
What therapeutic style does she use?
Her style is collaborative and conversational. She blends client-centred listening with CBT, mindfulness, psychodynamic ideas and solution-focused steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of experience as a practising counsellor in the UK.
What credentials and location are listed?
The credential shown is NCPS and she is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she see international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.