Celia Paul, NCPS

Celia Paul offers a direct and steady approach for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or relationship strain. She focuses on helping clients notice unhelpful thoughts and everyday habits that keep problems going. Her style aims to make small changes that fit into daily life and build clearer ways of coping.

Celia has 12 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. She describes herself as a qualified and experienced counsellor and CBT therapist; CBT stands for cognitive behavioural therapy and is explained in simple terms during sessions. She believes the person seeking help is the expert in their own life and that therapy is a collaborative effort.

In sessions she helps people talk through grief, loss, and challenges to self-esteem and confidence. She also supports those dealing with depression, panic and other mood difficulties. Relationship and communication problems are a frequent focus, including issues such as control, betrayal and separation.

Her work often looks at practical steps you can try between sessions. These include noticing patterns of thinking, testing out new behaviours, and developing small routines to reduce anxiety. The aim is to make change feel manageable rather than overwhelming.

If you choose to meet with her, she asks clients to be ready to reflect on how thoughts and habits shape feelings. Therapy starts with a short assessment and moves at a pace set by the client. Celia uses her years of experience to help people find realistic next steps and build on their existing strengths.

How her approaches translate to online work

Many clients she sees benefit from approaches that look at thoughts and everyday habits. Cognitive behavioural therapy helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioural experiments to test new ways of acting. This can be useful for anxiety, panic, low mood and OCD related worries. Another common technique is brief problem-solving, which focuses on breaking larger problems into practical steps and testing what helps in day-to-day life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques suit their goals and preferences. That might mean starting with simple thought records, trying short behaviour changes between meetings, or adapting the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the current session formats before booking so you know how meetings are organised. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, save travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people mute video or use audio if that helps them focus. Talk with the therapist about practical arrangements and which style of session would fit your life best.