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About

Who Is Paula?

Transformation begins with truth.

I didn’t just study healing...I lived it.

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I didn’t just study healing; I lived it. Born into a community where vulnerability wasn’t always safe and strength often meant silence, I learned early how to carry pain quietly. Navigating cultural divides, toxic relationships, and the deep ache of invisibility. I spent years searching for my voice and when I finally found it, I realised it had been there all along guiding me toward this work, this purpose, and this path.


My transformation didn’t happen in one big moment. It happened in the small, quiet decisions to keep going to face myself, and to choose healing, over and over again. That lived experience sits at the heart of everything I do.


Therapy with me isn’t about surface-level fixes. It’s about getting honest with your truth, reconnecting with the wisdom you already carry, and rewriting the stories that no longer serve you.


This work invites courage, but it also offers compassion, support, and space to finally heal... with heart.
 

 

My Approach

Through a unique, integrative framework, I combine evidence-based practice with deep, soulful work. I hold a Master’s in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling from the University of Hertfordshire and I’m trained in EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Clinical Supervision. I'm also a fully accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

 

But more than credentials, I bring over 25 years of lived and professional experience spanning the NHS, trauma-focused organisations, private practice, and community-based initiatives. I’ve supported people through complex trauma, addiction, anxiety, generational wounds, grief, depression, domestic abuse and the quiet, unnamed pain that often sits beneath the surface of daily life.

I also bring a body-based awareness to healing, having previously run a government commissioned therapeutic massage practice for individuals recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. I believe the body remembers what the mind tries to forget and that true healing requires both mental and physical integration.

 

Who I Work With

I work with adults from all walks of life, people who are ready to get honest, face what’s been buried, and finally step into who they truly are. My clients often describe our work as equal parts challenging and nurturing; a place where they can speak the unspeakable, feel deeply supported, and begin to make sense of their past. Whether you’re navigating a crisis, stuck in cycles you don’t know how to break, or simply yearning for something more aligned, I offer a space where clarity and change are not only possible but deeply empowering.

 

What You Can Expect

This isn’t just therapy. This is transformation.
A space to grieve and grow.
A space to speak the unspoken.
A space to return to yourself.

Healing isn’t about becoming someone else.
It’s about coming home to who you’ve always been.
You don’t need to have the answers. You just need to be willing to start.
And I'll be right there with you guiding you with clarity, healing you with heart.

 

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What Clients Are Saying

"I have experienced mild anxiety for most of my life, but in times of extreme stress and life challenges my anxiety becomes overwhelming and very difficult to manage. In the past I have attended a variety of different therapeutic modalities which have been helpful but have never really uncovered the root of my problem.


I started therapy with Paula a few months ago and immediately felt comfortable and safe while talking to her. This was very important to me in order to explore difficult areas of my past and present. We began by talking and trying to uncover were and how my anxiety originated. This really helped me to see and understand my anxiety within the context of my relationships and interactions within my childhood family.


We then discussed using EMDR to address the anxiety. I had no idea if this would help or
not. At first there was only a slight lowering of my anxiety levels but by the fifth or sixth
session my anxiety had all but disappeared which really amazed me.


Today I feel strong and able to cope with life's challenges. I am very grateful to Paula for all
the time, help and support she has given me."                                                    

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