Paula De Souza, BACP

Paula De Souza is a BACP registered therapist based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She supports people facing anxiety, stress, relationship and family difficulties, past trauma, health-related concerns, caring responsibilities and a range of other challenges. Paula works with issues including grief, eating concerns, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career questions and coping with life changes, and also offers help around areas such as attachment, abandonment, chronic illness, and caregiver stress.

Her practice is informed by an integrative stance while remaining primarily person-centred - meaning Paula follows the client’s lead and focuses on understanding each person’s experience. As a BACP practitioner Paula is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in the UK. In sessions she aims to create a supportive, non-judgemental space where thoughts, feelings and experiences can be explored at the client’s pace. Paula believes counselling is a collaborative process that can help untangle difficult patterns, develop coping strategies and clarify next steps toward living in line with personal priorities.

She accepts clients both in the UK and internationally and adapts methods to meet individual needs, drawing on different theories and techniques depending on what will best support the person in front of her.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s own experience at the centre of the work. It focuses on empathy, respect and unconditional positive regard so that individuals can explore feelings, build self-understanding and develop coping strategies for issues like anxiety, stress and relationship difficulties. Psychodynamic Therapy explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current thoughts, emotions and relationships; this approach can help uncover recurring themes that contribute to distress and support longer-term change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Paula works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits best. She listens to the client’s needs, goals and preferences and adapts methods accordingly so the therapy remains responsive and client-led rather than fixed in advance.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility and makes regular work with a registered professional more accessible. Through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, people can arrange sessions around work, caregiving or other commitments and continue therapy even when life circumstances change. These options support consistent progress while allowing the therapist and client to focus on what is most helpful for the individual.