Paula Appleton, BACP, NCPS
14 years in practice
Paula Appleton is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 14 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- BACP
- 191689 · expires January 2027
- NCPS
- NCS22-02588 · expires July 2026
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English, American Sign Language
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Paula
Paula Appleton is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 14 years of clinical experience. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and uses an integrative approach to shape therapy around each person's needs. Paula offers sessions in English and American Sign Language and can work with people internationally.
Paula sees a wide range of problems, including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief and stress. She also supports people dealing with relationship difficulties, intimacy concerns, parenting strain and career questions.
Background and approach
Paula helps clients who face long-term health conditions, chronic pain, or life transitions. Her practice draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Paula also uses attachment-based and client-centred ideas to understand how past experiences shape current feelings and behaviour.
In sessions she adapts methods to what each person needs rather than following a fixed programme. Paula aims to create a calm, practical space for people to talk through painful memories and confusing emotions. She helps people notice unhelpful patterns and try small changes that make daily life easier.
Work can include short-term goals or deeper exploration depending on what someone wants. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or messaging to fit different routines. The therapist explains how the subscription billing works and how to book a first session.
Paula is experienced supporting Deaf and hard of hearing clients and is familiar with British Sign Language at NVQ Level 6.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Paula lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Paula names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name deep emotions and how those feelings affect their relationships and sense of self. It can be useful for people who feel stuck in painful patterns or struggle with trust and connection. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed actions despite difficult thoughts or feelings; it is often helpful for anxiety, stress and life transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will talk with each person about their situation, goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different routines and comfort levels. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work, phone sessions can be quicker check-ins or easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit into a busy day or ongoing short exchanges. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and travel, while letting the therapist and client focus on practical steps and emotional change.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Paula work with?
She supports people with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief and stress, plus relationship and intimacy issues and many other day-to-day challenges.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Paula uses an integrative style combining Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with attachment-based and client-centred ideas to suit each person.
How long has she been practising?
She has 14 years of clinical experience working in counselling settings and has developed a flexible, person-focused way of working.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed with BACP and NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and American Sign Language.
In what formats can people meet Paula?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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