Paula McKee, BACP

Paula McKee is a counsellor who uses relationship-focused approaches to help people navigate difficult life stages. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief and changes in family relationships. Paula brings 14 years of experience across education, bereavement services, agency placements and private practice, and she is registered with the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).

Paula uses Attachment-Based and client-centred ways of working to help people understand how early attachment and family patterns affect current relationships. She listens closely and creates a calm space where clients can talk about painful memories and confusing emotions. Sessions often focus on making sense of past experiences so they stop shaping day-to-day life in unhelpful ways.

She also offers Solution-Focused work to set small, practical goals and build on a person’s strengths. That approach is useful for tackling immediate problems like sleep difficulties, anger, or stress at work. Paula can help people find manageable steps that fit into their daily routine.

Paula has particular experience with neurodiversity, the challenges of leaving one’s country of birth, and the stresses faced by carers. She works with issues such as addiction, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, chronic illness and ageing and geriatric issues. Her background in inner and outer London services informs a sensitive approach to difference and diversity.

People who choose Paula can expect a thoughtful, non-judgemental practice. She aims to support clients at their own pace, helping them develop insight and practical ways to cope and move forward.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Paula works with Attachment-Based and client-centred approaches, plus Solution-Focused techniques. Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and relationship patterns, helping people understand repeated reactions and find different ways of relating. Client-centred therapy prioritises being heard and accepted, offering a calm space where clients set the pace and focus of sessions. Solution-Focused work concentrates on small, practical goals and on developing strengths to manage problems such as sleep issues, stress or anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Paula will work collaboratively to discuss what feels most useful based on a person’s goals, circumstances and preferences. That means checking in together and adapting the mix of reflection and practical steps as needed.

The practical benefits of online therapy include making it easier to fit sessions around work or caregiving, reducing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. The original biography does not specify which session formats are used, so confirm the available options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can use online work to keep continuity of care and to help people carry progress into everyday life; Paula aims to tailor sessions so they slot into a client’s routine and support steady change.