Paul Gibbs
Person-focused counselling for life changes
About Paul
Paul Gibbs offers support for stress, anxiety, grief, depression and relationship concerns. He helps people coping with life changes, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, low self-esteem and issues around intimacy. He also works with people facing anger, career uncertainty, bipolar symptoms and a wide range of trauma-related difficulties.
Paul uses a simple, person-focused way of working. He listens without judgement and follows what matters most to the person in front of him.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be conversational and paced to match how someone is feeling that day. The aim is to help people feel heard and clearer about next steps. Paul trained and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
He draws on his own experiences of serious illness and recovery to bring compassion to difficult conversations. That background shapes how he holds hope and supports people through hard changes. People can expect straightforward tools and practical ideas they can use between sessions.
Paul helps people try small changes, reflect on what works and adjust the plan as needed. He values honesty, patience and steady progress. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online in a range of formats.
Paul practices from the United Kingdom and works with people who prefer talking by video, phone or messaging. He aims to create a calm, steady space where difficult topics can be talked through without rush.
What Paul works with
How Paul works
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Sessions & fees
How client-centred therapy works online
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person rather than labels. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental presence and listens to what matters most. This approach helps with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns and grief by creating a space where people can make sense of their feelings and choose next steps.Paul’s way of working online mirrors his face-to-face style. Sessions are conversational and led by the person’s priorities. Together they decide whether to use practical coping ideas, reflective discussion or a mix of both, shaping the approach as needs and goals become clearer.
Online therapy brings practical benefits for many people. Video calls let you see facial cues and hold longer conversations. Phone sessions can fit into a short break and need less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or when someone prefers writing to talking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, health or family commitments.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Paul will work collaboratively to match style and tools to the person’s circumstances, goals and preferences so therapy feels useful and manageable.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
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 counselling
- 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
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
