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Paula Clements

Paula Clements

BACP, NCPS · New York

Practical counselling for life changes and loss

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  • Warm and straightforward
  • Strengths focused
  • Adoption and foster care

About Paula

Paula Clements is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief and low self‑esteem. She works with issues such as trauma, addiction, depression and problems with sleep and eating. Paula also supports people dealing with life changes, ADHD, relationship worries and adoption and foster care concerns.

Paula describes her role as listening and helping clients find their own strengths. She encourages people to notice what matters to them and to try small, manageable steps. Her style is warm and straightforward, aiming to make sessions feel calm and practical.

Her background includes professional practice in the UK and four years of overall experience. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials, which are listed as provided. Paula draws on several therapeutic approaches to meet different needs rather than using a single fixed method.

In sessions she will often focus on how your history and attachments affect current feelings and choices. Conversations cover real-life problems such as parenting stress, career pressure and coping after loss. She works with clients to build clearer routines and coping plans that fit day-to-day life.

Paula invites people to take the first step and complete the brief matching process. From there she and the client agree how to proceed, with an emphasis on practical support, steady progress and building on existing strengths.

How her approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that move life in a desired direction, which can help with anxiety, depression and stress.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand trust, closeness and separation issues, and can be useful when long-term relationships or adoption and foster care histories are part of the concern.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through your needs, goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as you go.

The practical benefits of online therapy often include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Confirm the exact session formats offered before booking since the biography does not list them. Many people find online meetings make it easier to keep therapy consistent while managing work, family and other commitments.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyPsychodynamic Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Credentials

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Paula help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, low self‑esteem and depression, plus issues like addictions, sleep and eating concerns and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Paula uses a warm, straightforward style that focuses on listening and finding practical steps. She aims to help people notice strengths and try small changes that fit their life.

What is her professional background?

She has four years of professional experience and practiced in the UK before working in New York. Her biography says she helps with motivation, confidence and trauma-related issues.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

Paula holds BACP and NCPS as listed in her profile and is based in New York.

Can sessions be held in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking so you know what is offered.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Paula?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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