Paula De Souza

Paula De Souza is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom. She has four years of professional experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, eating concerns and anger. Paula aims to offer a calm, listening presence where people can feel heard and begin to untangle what feels overwhelming.

She frames counselling as a process that moves at the client's pace. Sessions focus on what matters to the person sitting in front of her, whether that is practical coping skills, making sense of past events, or planning next steps. Paula uses a person-centred approach that keeps the client’s priorities central.

Alongside person-centred work, she draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that may be repeated over time. This can help people understand where certain reactions come from and choose different ways of responding. Paula combines these approaches to match what each person needs in the room.

Her practice includes support for a wide range of concerns such as parenting stress, career uncertainty, compassion fatigue and long-term health or caregiving challenges. She also works with people affected by attachment issues, body image worries and codependency, among other topics.

Paula offers counselling in English and is able to take clients from outside the UK. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to the therapist's availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Paula’s approaches can work online

Paula uses client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening closely and following what the person brings to each session. This approach helps when someone needs space to be heard, build confidence, and work out their own solutions. Psychodynamic therapy looks at patterns and past experiences that influence current reactions; it can be useful for understanding recurring anger, relationship issues and long-standing worries.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula treats that as a collaborative process and will help the client decide what feels most useful. She will adapt the mix of person-centred listening and psychodynamic reflection to match the client’s goals and preferences.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or travel. It also lets people choose a quieter setup, use shorter check-ins when time is limited, or avoid needing to travel to appointments. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor online sessions so they fit practical needs while keeping the focus on progress and day-to-day coping.