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Celia Paul

Celia Paul, NCPS

United Kingdom

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Counsellor - Anxiety and relationships

  • CBT techniques
  • Grief and loss
  • Guilt and shame

About Celia

Celia Paul is a counsellor and CBT therapist in the United Kingdom with 12 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are carrying stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people dealing with communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, and feelings of guilt and shame.

She describes clients as experts in their own stories and starts from what people already know about themselves. Sessions focus on practical steps and on noticing patterns that keep problems going. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at helping people manage symptoms and day-to-day challenges.

Celia uses cognitive behavioural approaches alongside other evidence-based techniques to help people test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours. She helps people break larger problems into smaller, manageable steps. Work can include skill building for anxiety, mood management for depression, and practical communication strategies for strained relationships.

Her background includes over a decade of client work in the UK. The NCPS credential is shown as her listed professional mark. She offers sessions in English and does not take international clients at this time.

To begin, prospective clients follow the platform process to match with a therapist, complete a short questionnaire and schedule an initial session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions

Cognitive behavioural approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. This method is commonly used for anxiety, low mood and intrusive self-critical thinking, and helps people try different reactions to distressing thoughts.

Behavioural techniques include activity planning, graded exposure and brief behavioural experiments. These practical steps support reductions in avoidance, help rebuild confidence after loss, and address phobias or panic symptoms by gradual practice.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. The client and counsellor make decisions together about which techniques to keep using.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work or family routines, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often use these options to keep regular contact while fitting sessions around everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityJealousyMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

12+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, low self-esteem and depression, plus related issues such as control problems, infidelity and guilt and shame.

How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?

She uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different responses. Work typically focuses on small steps and behaviour changes alongside thinking patterns.

What experience does she have?

She has 12 years of professional counselling and therapy experience working with adults in the UK.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She lists NCPS as her credential and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can sessions be held in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?

Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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