About Celia
Celia Paul is a counsellor and cognitive behavioural therapist with 12 years of experience. She supports people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or low mood. She also helps those coping with relationship struggles, grief, self-esteem worries and phobias.
She believes each person knows their story best and has strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals. The tone is straightforward and supportive, aimed at making change feel possible.
Background and approach
In practice she uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people understand patterns that keep problems going. That can include looking at thoughts, habits and behaviours and trying new ways of responding. Work may involve short skills-based tasks alongside talking things through in session.
Celia has experience with panic attacks, obsessive worries, mood difficulties and the practical fallout from relationship problems such as infidelity or separation. She also offers support around pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period when life feels different from what was expected. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
The first steps are simple: complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a suitable appointment. Her approach is practical, compassionate and collaborative. She aims to help people feel steadier, more confident and better able to manage the day-to-day challenges that brought them to therapy.
How evidence-based techniques work online
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used in short, focused ways. Cognitive behavioural approaches look at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teach practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage panic and tackle phobias. These techniques are useful for day-to-day symptoms and for breaking unhelpful patterns.Behavioural strategies such as gradual exposure help people face feared situations step by step. This can reduce avoidance and build confidence when phobias or panic are getting in the way of normal life. Exercises are planned collaboratively and adjusted as progress is made.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques and adapt them to a person’s goals and preferences. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay focused on what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and shared worksheets, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins or for people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments while keeping the same therapeutic aims.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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