Paula Kane, BACP

Paula Kane is a therapist in the United Kingdom with 13 years of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relational challenges. She works with a wide range of concerns including childhood sexual abuse, domestic and sexual abuse, toxic relationships, people-pleasing and codependency, identity and self-worth struggles, trust and abandonment fears, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and family issues, and compassion fatigue. Paula holds the BACP credential - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - reflecting her professional affiliation and commitment to ongoing standards of care.

Her practice is trauma-informed and collaborative, combining elements of attachment-based work, client-centered listening, mindfulness techniques, and psychoeducation to help clients understand how past experiences continue to shape thoughts, emotions, and relationships. She pays particular attention to mind-body awareness and nervous system regulation so that anxiety and hypervigilance can be reduced and greater calm can be cultivated in the body. Relational exploration and boundary work are central to her approach, helping clients stop people-pleasing, set limits without guilt, and rebuild a clearer sense of self.

Sessions are gentle and paced to each person’s readiness; Paula supports clients to tell their story, make sense of recurring patterns, release shame, learn emotional regulation skills, and strengthen healthy connections. Clients often say therapy with her feels like finally being understood and having someone in their corner to witness their experience and support change.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Paula draws on attachment-based work to explore how early relationships shape current patterns of trust, intimacy, and boundary-setting; this approach helps people understand why they repeat certain dynamics and supports rebuilding safer connections. She uses client-centered therapy to place the person's experience at the heart of the work - offering empathy, respect, and a pace set by the client to restore self-worth and encourage personal discovery. Mindfulness-based techniques are woven into sessions to help calm the nervous system, reduce anxiety symptoms, and improve emotional regulation and sleep.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Paula works collaboratively with each person to identify methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the focus as healing and insight develop.

Online therapy with Paula is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible access across different schedules and locations. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, manage appointments around work or family commitments, and continue therapy when travel or distance would otherwise be a barrier. Registered professionals and therapists can adapt methods for remote work so clients receive meaningful, practical support wherever they are.