Counsellor profile
Paula Clements, BACP, NCPS
Based in New York · 4 years of experience
Counsellor for anxiety, trauma and life changes
Continue with PaulaAt a glance
- Registrations
- BACP, United Kingdom (391155); NCPS, United Kingdom (NCS23-03348)
- Qualifications
- BACP, NCPS
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- New York
Details come from information Paula supplied to BetterHelp.
- ACT and psychodynamic methods
- Client‑centred practice
- Focus on attachment issues
About Paula
BACP, NCPS. Four years' professional experience. Paula Clements works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self‑esteem and depression, and other concerns listed below. She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment‑Based work, client‑centred counselling and psychodynamic ideas to support people in making changes.
Paula sees clients as the experts in their own stories. She focuses on helping people notice their strengths and use them to manage difficult feelings and situations. Sessions tend to be practical and conversational, with space to talk through painful events and to consider new ways of coping.
Her work includes support for addictions, relationship and family concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger and career issues. She also lists attention to ADHD, bipolar difficulties, attachment issues, adoption and foster care, ageing and caregiver stress among her focus areas.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to help people clarify values and take manageable steps toward them, even when distressing thoughts remain. Attachment‑based ideas are brought in when early relationships affect current patterns. Client‑centred practice keeps the person’s experience central, and psychodynamic ideas are used to notice repeated patterns that cause difficulty.
Paula practises from New York and works in English. She does not accept international clients. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a person follows the online counselling options, completes a short matching questionnaire and books a first session.
How her approaches inform online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and life transitions.Attachment‑Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current ways of relating and coping. It can help when someone notices repeated difficulties in close relationships or struggles with trust and connection.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and suggest which methods might fit best, adjusting the plan as sessions progress in collaboration with the client.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before booking. In general, online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, allow shorter check‑in appointments where helpful, and remove the need to travel to appointments. Discuss practical arrangements with the counsellor when you book to decide what will work for you.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self‑esteem and depression, among many other issues listed in her profile.
What is her counselling style?
Her style is conversational and practical, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client‑centred listening and psychodynamic ideas to notice patterns and make small changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working in counselling roles.
What credentials and where does she practise?
She is listed with BACP and NCPS and practises from New York.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to overseas clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; costs vary with location.
How do I start counselling with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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