Counsellor profile
Pauline Cassidy, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Person-centred approach
- Cognitive behavioural work
- Jungian perspectives
About Pauline
Pauline Cassidy is a counsellor and a member of the BACP with 14 years of experience. She works with people who are facing stress, anxiety, LGBT issues, relationship difficulties, family conflict, and trauma and abuse.
She uses a person-centred way of working that starts from the client's own experience. That means listening to what matters to the client and responding to their concerns. She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
Pauline has spent over a decade supporting people through common and complex problems. She will talk through relationship issues, difficulties linked to gender and sexual identity, and concerns such as self-harm, obsessive thoughts, jealousy and infidelity. She also works with people dealing with hoarding, paranoia, personality-related difficulties, and prejudice or discrimination.
Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions look at what a person wants to change and try out ways of doing that between meetings. Jungian ideas may be used to consider personal themes and meaning when relevant.
Pauline works from the United Kingdom and provides services in English. She accepts international clients. Before booking, clients are asked to complete a short questionnaire and then arrange a first session.
How her approaches are used in online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places the client's experience at the centre. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what she hears and supports the client to make their own decisions. This approach helps when people need someone to understand their feelings and to clarify what matters to them.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and simple experiments to test unhelpful thinking and to develop different coping steps. This approach is often used for anxiety, stress and obsessional problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss options and agree a way of working that fits the client's needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change over time as progress is reviewed.
The biography does not list specific session formats. Before booking, confirm which formats are offered for online sessions. Online counselling can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people choose whether to use video or audio if that better suits their day.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, LGBT concerns, relationship and family conflict, and trauma and abuse. Additional focus areas include obsessional difficulties, jealousy, infidelity, self-harm and young adult issues.
What style of therapy does she use?
She works primarily in a person-centred way and also uses cognitive behavioural techniques. Jungian ideas are drawn on where considering personal meaning may help.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
Which professional body is she a member of and where does she practise?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
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 work with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a 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.
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