Counsellor profile
Paula McKee, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and relationship concerns
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- Attachment based work
- Client centred approach
- Solution focused goals
About Paula
Paula McKee is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 14 years of client work across education, bereavement services, agency placements and private practice. She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, trauma and bereavement among other issues and often supports people dealing with parenting pressures and attachment difficulties.
Paula draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. She uses client-centred ways of working to listen and reflect what is important to the person in front of her. She also offers solution-focused methods to set clear goals and find practical steps forward.
Her background includes long experience in education services in inner and outer London and in bereavement settings. That history shapes her understanding of family dynamics, separation and loss. She also has experience working with neurodiversity and the particular stresses that can accompany leaving one’s country of birth.
In sessions she aims to be attentive and non-judgemental while helping people make sense of painful memories and current problems. Paula commonly works with issues such as low self-esteem, sleep disturbance, addiction concerns, grief, anger and challenges around intimacy.
She regularly provides clinical supervision as part of her practice and is used to work across different professional settings. Practical goal-setting and noticing small changes are part of her approach when someone wants clear steps to follow.
To begin, readers are asked to select the see online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the platform.
How sessions work
How Paula uses attachment and goal-focused methods online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating. It can help people understand repeated patterns in relationships, feelings of abandonment, or attachment issues that affect parenting and adult bonds.Client-centred work means the therapist listens closely and reflects what matters most to the client. This approach is useful when someone needs space to make sense of stress, grief, low self-esteem or major life changes without being steered towards a set solution.
Solution-focused work is short-term and practical. It helps people set clear goals and try small, manageable steps to reduce anxiety, improve sleep or address relationship tensions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Paula will help identify which methods suit a person's needs and goals, and adjust them as work progresses. The aim is to agree on specific aims and practical ways to move forward together.
Confirm the available session formats on her profile before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work or caring commitments and to keep sessions concise when needed. Some people find shorter check-ins useful on busier weeks, while others prefer a longer weekly session to focus on deeper material.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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What kinds of family issues does she help with?
She helps people with family problems, family of origin issues, divorce and separation, and caregiving stress. Parenting concerns and parenting strain are also listed as areas she works with.
How does she approach therapy with clients?
She blends attachment-based, client-centred and solution-focused methods. That means listening to personal experience, exploring relational patterns, and setting practical goals.
How long has she been practising?
She has 14 years of experience working in education, bereavement services, agency placements and private practice.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm the current session formats before booking by checking the online therapy options on her profile.
How are sessions paid for?
Session cost varies with location and are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Start by selecting the see online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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