Paul Weeden, BACP

Paul Weeden is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and career challenges. He works with adults on depression, motivation and coping with life changes. He also supports parents and high-school aged young people with separation, routines and academic planning. Paul is based in the United Kingdom and communicates in English.

Paul draws on 15 years of experience and a BACP registration to guide conversations. He aims to create an open, non-judgemental space where people can say what they are feeling. Breathwork and simple relaxation exercises are offered to help with immediate stress and overwhelm.

Sessions often look at practical day-to-day routines. Paul encourages better work-life balance, healthier habits and small lifestyle changes that support longer-term wellbeing. He also invites creative interests and meaningful activities as part of recovery and growth.

When relevant, Paul uses elements from client-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try small changes. He also draws on mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to build coping skills and set achievable goals.

People who choose to work with him can expect collaborative sessions that combine talking with practical tools. The emphasis is on what can be done between meetings as much as what happens in them. To begin, clients follow the site process to match and book sessions according to availability.

How Paul’s approaches translate online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. It helps people feel heard and build confidence to make changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and offers practical exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That decision can shift over time as progress is reviewed and new priorities emerge.

The practical benefits of online work include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and fewer journeys to attend appointments. Online sessions can allow shorter check-ins or more flexible scheduling around work or family commitments. Because formats were not detailed in the original biography, confirm the current session options before booking to ensure they match your needs.