Paula Ryans
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About me
How I Work
Are you struggling with your emotions after a change or loss? Do you feel stuck, lost, or overwhelmed?
If so, therapy can help you cope with the personal and emotional challenges we all face. Common themes in my sessions include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, and low self-esteem. It can be difficult to open up, even to those closest to us, which often leads to feelings of isolation and worry. If you are experiencing this, I offer a safe, supportive space where you can untangle your thoughts and emotions, free from judgment.
Building a compassionate, genuine therapeutic relationship with you is at the heart of my approach. Therapy can help you gain awareness of your issues and foster greater self-acceptance. Together, we will examine the impact of past experiences and explore your relationships—with yourself and others. Through this process, we can understand how you arrived at this point and, if you choose, work together to make positive changes moving forward.
Who Do I Work With?
Over the past four years, I have supported individuals of all ages, from 5 to 75. I offer play therapy for children and talk therapy for young people and adults. I also enjoy incorporating creative approaches for anyone open to them.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold an MA in Person-Centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy and have spent four years counselling children, young people, and adults in organisations and private practice for a variety of issues.
I provide support through significant life transitions and help you to process the changes and complex emotions that may arise.
My training includes:
BSc Psychology - Humberside University
Level 2 Certificate Introduction to Counselling Skills
Masters (Level 7) in Person Centred and Experiential Counselling and Psychology - Nottingham University
Postgraduate Certificate in Special Needs Education - Northampton University
Understanding Autism & Good Autism Practice - Autism Education Trust Professional Development Programme
Solution Focused Coaching in Lincolnshire schools
Training in Bereavement Counselling
ASIST Suicide First Aid - NW Counselling Hub
Preganancy and Baby Loss Accredited Practitioner - Foundation for Infant Loss
Dometic Abuse Champion - LDASS
Working with Children and Young People that Self-harm - CASY counselling
Moving Counselling Practice Online
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£48.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer an initial session either on the phone (free) or face-to-face (£25) so you can see whether I am the right therapist for you. If you want to continue working with me, I charge £48 per session.
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