Paula Appleton, BACP, NCPS
14 years in practice
Paula Appleton is a counsellor with 14 years of experience offering one-to-one support to people facing life changes and emotional strain.
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 with 14 years of experience offering one-to-one support to people facing life changes and emotional strain. She works in the United Kingdom and draws on a range of therapeutic approaches to match each person's needs. Paula holds BACP and NCPS credentials and can work with clients in English or using American Sign Language.
Paula uses Jungian ideas alongside practical therapies to help people make sense of hard experiences.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what is happening now and how past patterns may be influencing feelings and choices. She aims for clear, honest conversation and practical steps people can try between meetings. Common areas Paula supports include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, career transitions and coping with long-term illness or disability.
She also addresses issues such as attachment difficulties, abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, and neurodiversity-related concerns. Her style is collaborative and client-centred. Paula listens for recurring themes and helps people spot small changes that build over time.
Work may combine cognitive-behavioural tools, acceptance and commitment ideas, and attachment-focused exploration. Sessions can be delivered in a range of formats to fit different lives. Paula is experienced supporting Deaf and hard-of-hearing clients and is familiar with BSL communication methods at NVQ Level 6.
She follows the BACP Ethical Framework in her practice.
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
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- 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 therapy approaches work online
Jungian Therapy pays attention to symbols, life stories and patterns that repeat across a person's life. It can help people understand deeper themes behind anxiety, grief or recurring relationship patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on values and small actions people can take even when feelings are difficult; it is useful for stress, anxiety and living with long-term health issues. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current ways of relating and helps people build more supported ways of feeling close and asking for support. Finding the right approach is a shared effort. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, what has helped before and what feels manageable now. Together they decide which methods to try and adapt the plan as work progresses. Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters. Phone sessions can be easier when a call must fit a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, shorter reflections between meetings and people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, family and life commitments.We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does Paula help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, career changes and chronic illness among other concerns.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The approach is collaborative and client-centred, blending Jungian perspectives with practical methods like CBT and ACT to address feelings, patterns and day-to-day coping.
What is her professional background?
Paula has 14 years of experience working with individuals and uses an integrative approach tailored to each person in line with the BACP Ethical Framework.
Where is Paula based and what credentials does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP and NCPS credentials as listed in her profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and American Sign Language, and Paula has experience supporting Deaf and hard-of-hearing clients with recognised BSL communication abilities.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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