Paulette Shelley, BACP

Paulette Shelley is a BACP counsellor who supports people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem and depression. She offers a calm, respectful space for people to talk through hard feelings and confusing thoughts. Paulette writes in plain terms and focuses on everyday patterns that affect mood and behaviour.

She uses a Client-Centred style that prioritises the person’s perspective. Sessions start by listening to what matters most, then gently uncovering repeated habits and reactions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques are used alongside this to spot thinking patterns and try small, practical changes.

Paulette helps people identify where feelings come from and how they link to current behaviour. She does not hand out ready-made answers but supports clients in finding their own solutions. Work can be short term for a clear problem or longer term for deeper change.

Her wider focus includes attachment issues, control problems, addiction-related concerns, guilt and shame, hoarding, isolation and bereavement. She also addresses obsessions, panic, self-harm, issues arising from sexual assault, and challenges linked to cancer.

Sessions are offered in English and Paulette accepts international clients. Her practice aims to be flexible so therapy can fit around life changes and shifting priorities. To begin, clients follow the site process to match with her and arrange sessions according to her schedule.

How Paulette uses person-centred and CBT approaches online

Paulette works from a Client-Centred perspective that puts the person's experience at the heart of therapy. That means sessions begin with listening closely to what matters to you, and the counsellor reflects back what she hears so you can make sense of your feelings and choices.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which focuses on how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. CBT helps spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small, practical changes to everyday habits that can ease distress, especially for anxiety, panic and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paulette will discuss goals and preferences with you and together decide which blend of person-centred listening and CBT techniques best fits your needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments can be made as therapy progresses.

The biography indicates she offers online counselling, but does not list exact formats here, so confirm the session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow sessions during a lunch break or between commitments. It also lets people focus on quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera if preferred.