Paula De Souza, BACP

Paula De Souza is a BACP-registered therapist based in the United Kingdom with 4 years of professional experience. She works with people facing a wide range of concerns, including stress and anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and body-image issues, parenting challenges, career concerns, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. Her practice also addresses areas such as compassion fatigue, abandonment and attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic pain and illness, caregiving stress, codependency, and separation and divorce.

Paula describes counselling as a process in which clients can explore thoughts, feelings and experiences while developing practical coping skills and clarifying next steps. She offers an integrative way of working, drawing on different theories and techniques to suit each person, with a primary emphasis on client-centered practice - meaning the client leads the pace and focus of therapy. In addition she draws on psychodynamic ideas to help make sense of past patterns and their influence on present life.

Registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Paula aims to create a non-judgemental, supportive space where people can be heard and work collaboratively toward the life changes they want to make. She accepts international clients and offers flexible online options to meet varying needs.

Client-centered and psychodynamic approaches for online support

Paula uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, empathetic environment where the client directs the pace and focus of work; this approach helps people who want to explore personal values, build self-esteem, and find practical ways to manage stress and relationship concerns. She also incorporates psychodynamic perspectives to look at how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence current feelings and behaviours - a helpful route for addressing recurring relationship dynamics, attachment issues, and unresolved trauma.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Paula works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and together they adapt methods over time to fit evolving needs and circumstances.

Online therapy with Paula is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access registered professionals from other locations, accommodate caregiving or work commitments, and maintain continuity of care when life circumstances change.