About Paul
Paul Gibbs is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship problems. He also helps with issues such as addictions, self-esteem, body image and coping with life changes. Paul mentions personal experience of major illness, which informs his approach to illness and caregiver stress.
He practises from the United Kingdom and works in English. Paul uses a straightforward, client-centred style. Sessions focus on listening, understanding what matters to the person, and helping them name feelings.
Background and approach
He aims to build a trusting space where someone can talk without feeling judged. Conversations are paced to suit the person's needs rather than following a fixed script. In practical terms, Paul draws on his own recovery from serious health setbacks to relate to people facing loss, chronic illness or major life transitions.
That lived experience shapes his compassion and patience. He keeps things plain and task-focused when useful, and allows space for reflection when needed. Paul holds BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
He has three years of professional experience working with the concerns listed above. His background combines personal recovery and formal counselling practice to support people through change and difficulty. People choose to work with Paul when they want a calm, steady listener who helps them make sense of difficult feelings and plan small steps forward.
He encourages practical coping strategies alongside open, non-judgemental conversation.
How client-centred care works online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and accepting the person's experience without judgement. The aim is to help someone feel understood, clarify what matters to them, and explore choices at their own pace. This approach suits people dealing with anxiety, low mood, grief, relationship worries and life changes because it centres the person's own priorities and strengths.Paul treats finding the right way of working as a collaborative process. He will discuss the approach together and adjust sessions based on the person's needs, goals and preferences. That might mean more practical problem-solving in one period and quieter, reflective work in another, depending on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving different ways to connect. Video calls are useful when visual interaction helps the conversation, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer not to use audio. These options make it easier to arrange regular sessions around work, care duties or health limitations, and allow continuity without travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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