Paula Bantick-Ward, BACP

Paula Bantick-Ward is a Person-Centred counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She aims to make counselling accessible, affordable and convenient so people can get help with life’s challenges. Paula listens without judgement and focuses on helping people find their own voice and make sense of their feelings.

Paula works in a genuine, non-directive way and uses empathy to understand what is happening for each person. She describes her role as helping people identify the conditions that affect their self-worth and begin the process of healing. Sessions are a calm space to talk things through and to look for ways to move forward.

She combines person-centred work with techniques drawn from other approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy and solution-focused brief therapy. Paula also uses creative methods at times, like metaphor, journaling and creative writing, to help people reflect and process difficult feelings.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, depression, LGBT matters, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related difficulties, eating and anger issues, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, addiction-related problems and relationship breakdown.

Paula has eight years of experience and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers sessions that can be conducted online or by telephone, and all work is clinically supervised and insured.

How Paula’s approaches translate online

Paula combines Person-Centred work with elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Person-Centred counselling focuses on a warm, non-judgemental relationship where the person leads the conversation and the counsellor listens with empathy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that fit their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at thinking patterns and practical ways to change unhelpful behaviours.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Paula will talk with each person about their needs and goals and suggest ways of working together. She adapts methods over time so the therapy fits the person rather than forcing a single style.

The biography notes Paula offers online and telephone sessions, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Telephone sessions can be useful when video is not practical or when a quieter, less technical setup is preferred. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly find online methods help people maintain continuity of care while juggling everyday commitments.