Counsellor profile
Paige Whiteley, BACP
Counsellor - Stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Person-centred core
- Integrative approach
- BACP member
About Paige
Counsellor Paige Whiteley is a BACP member with 15 years post-qualifying experience. She works in the United Kingdom and helps people deal with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and depression.
Paige uses an integrative counselling approach with person-centred therapy at its core. She connects different methods to the needs a person brings. Sessions focus on identifying limiting beliefs and practical ways to change them.
Her route into practice began with a Diploma in Counselling from Joseph Priestley College in 2011, followed by a BSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Leeds Beckett University in 2014. She later completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Supervision at the University of Central Lancashire and holds additional qualifications in psychosexual work and coaching practice.
Paige spent a year providing one-to-one therapeutic support for children aged five to 11 in a school setting, and she ran staff workshops to improve relationships and interventions. She also worked for 12 years at a South Yorkshire mental health charity supporting adults with trauma and related difficulties.
In private practice she sees people for a range of concerns including trauma, loss, fertility-related distress, relationship issues, depression and anxiety. She asks new clients to use the site matching process to book a first session and to confirm the current session options before scheduling.
How her approaches are used in online counselling
Paige works from an integrative base with person-centred principles. Person-centred work focuses on the client's experience and on listening closely. It helps with emotional distress, relationship issues and finding personal solutions.She also uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside that person-centred core. These techniques involve identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns, then trying practical steps to change them. That approach is often used for anxiety, depression and stress-related problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paige will discuss options with the client and decide together what feels most useful. She adapts methods to fit a person's goals, needs and preferences rather than using a single method for everyone.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, as the profile does not list specific online or in-person options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into everyday life, such as shorter check-ins during a work break, avoiding travel time, or choosing a session without video if that is preferred. These practical benefits help some people keep therapy consistent alongside other commitments.
Areas of expertise
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she most often work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting questions and depression. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, chronic illness, attachment issues and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is integrative with a person-centred core. That means she draws on different techniques while keeping the client's experience central.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of post-qualifying experience in private and organisational counselling roles. Much of that work involved supporting adults with trauma.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.