Paula Bantick-Ward, BACP
Paula Bantick-Ward is a counsellor with eight years' experience who aims to make counselling accessible and practical.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
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About Paula
Paula Bantick-Ward is a counsellor with eight years' experience who aims to make counselling accessible and practical. She offers one-to-one support for people facing stress, anxiety, loss, addictions and relationship struggles. Paula works online and by phone so people can fit sessions into busy lives.
She uses a person-centred approach, which means she listens without judgement and focuses on understanding each person's feelings. That creates a calm space to talk about what matters and to find clearer ways forward.
Background and approach
She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas and emotion-focused ways of working to help with unhelpful thoughts and strong emotions. Paula helps people untangle complex issues such as grief, low self-esteem, eating concerns and trauma. She also supports those dealing with life changes, career stress, codependency, and relationship difficulties.
Her practice includes attention to attachment, abandonment, blended family and adoption matters when these are part of a person's story. Sessions may include talking, reflective exercises, journaling or creative metaphors to help people gain new perspective. Paula keeps the work non-directive so clients can set the pace and focus on what feels most important to them.
She aims to help people notice small changes that add up to real progress. Paula is a BACP member, works under that professional framework, and receives clinical supervision for her practice. She offers sessions in English and accepts people from the United Kingdom and international clients.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 348864 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Paula works with
Everything Paula lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Paula lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape how people relate now. It can help those feeling insecure in relationships, struggling with abandonment or wanting clearer patterns in how they attach to others.
Paula treats the choice of approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with clients about what feels most useful and adapt the work to match personal goals and preferences. Together they decide whether to focus on thinking patterns, emotions or underlying relationship dynamics.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and non-verbal feedback, phone sessions suit those with limited bandwidth, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people fit counselling around work, family and travel while staying consistent with their therapeutic goals.
Frequently asked
What sorts of problems does Paula help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions and relationship issues. She also works with concerns such as low self-esteem, eating difficulties and trauma.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her main style is person-centred, so she listens without judgement and follows the client's lead. She may also use cognitive behavioural and emotion-focused ideas to address thoughts and feelings.
What is her background and experience?
She has eight years' experience working as a counsellor and uses a mix of talking, reflective exercises and creative tasks like journaling. Clinical supervision supports her practice.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, noted as BACP.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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