Counsellor profile
Paula McKee, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and anxiety
See online counselling options- Attachment-based
- Client-centred
- Solution-focused
About Paula
Counsellor Paula McKee is a BACP member with 14 years' experience. She lists work with relationship and family concerns, anxiety, stress, loss, and neurodiversity among her main areas.
Paula draws on attachment-based and client-centred ways of working. She listens to what matters to each person and uses solution-focused steps to set practical goals. Sessions aim to clarify patterns from early relationships and to find small changes that make day-to-day life easier.
Her background includes work in education, bereavement services and agency placements, plus private practice. That mix has given experience of challenging family dynamics and of different cultural settings in inner and outer London. She also notes personal experience of leaving her country of birth and the challenges that can bring.
Paula describes herself as trauma informed and attentive to difference and diversity. She says she can help people understand and process early traumatic experiences, and work at a pace that feels manageable. Solution-focused work is offered to set aims and encourage use of personal resources.
Sessions are framed around building understanding, developing insight and identifying steps forward. The emphasis is on practical work in the counselling room and on finding ways to cope that fit a person's life. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
To start, users follow the directory process to match and schedule an initial appointment. Paula's profile notes she normally runs sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday and in the evenings, and that timings should be checked for up-to-date slots.
How her approaches are used in online counselling
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns from early relationships and how they affect present connections. It helps when people want to understand why they react in certain ways with close others and to try different ways of relating. Client-centred work means the counsellor listens without directing and follows what matters most to the person in the room. It supports issues such as low self-esteem, anxiety and coping with life changes. Solution-focused work looks at small, practical steps and short-term goals. It suits people who want to identify options and try concrete changes between sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss needs, hopes and what feels useful, and then agree on ways of working. That conversation can include mixing approaches so the work fits the person's goals and preferences.
The profile does not specify particular session formats here, so please confirm available formats before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around school, work and caring commitments. It also means some sessions can be shorter check-ins, or done without video if that helps with concentration or bandwidth. Registered or accredited professionals often use this flexibility to help people keep therapy practical and workable alongside everyday life.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, addiction, sleep and parenting issues among other areas listed on her profile.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She combines attachment-based and client-centred work with solution-focused steps to set goals and make practical changes.
How long has she been practising?
She has 14 years of client work across education, bereavement services, agency placements and private practice.
Which professional body is she listed with?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP on her profile.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to see her?
Use the directory button to see online counselling options, 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.