Counsellor profile
Pauline Banks, NCPS
Counsellor for relationships and parenting
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- Attachment-based techniques
- CBT strategies
- Trauma-informed methods
About Pauline
Pauline Banks is a counsellor registered as NCPS with over 10 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with adults facing relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and the everyday strains of parenting. She also helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, mood difficulties and career pressures.
Pauline starts by listening to each person's story and building on the strengths they already have. She keeps language straightforward and practical. Sessions focus on what is happening now, and on steps that can reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.
Her approach draws on attachment-based work, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques. That mix helps people understand patterns in relationships, manage intense emotions and try out new ways of coping. EMDR and DBT-informed strategies are available when trauma and emotional regulation are central concerns.
Pauline has supported people with a wide range of issues including abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, blended family concerns, chronic illness, autism and attachment difficulties. She also works with those facing eating concerns, addiction, bipolar and depressive episodes, and communication problems.
Sessions are pragmatic and paced to the individual. Pauline aims to help clients make clearer choices at home and at work. To begin, she asks people to complete a short questionnaire so they and she can agree realistic goals for the early sessions.
How sessions work
Using attachment, CBT and trauma work in remote sessions
Pauline commonly uses attachment-based approaches and cognitive behavioural therapy in her work. Attachment-based techniques look at how early relationship patterns shape current bonds and communication. That can help people understand repeat arguments or distance in close relationships. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours to reduce anxiety and manage mood.She also draws on EMDR when trauma memories are causing ongoing distress. EMDR is a method that aims to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and the reactions they trigger. It is typically used alongside practical skills for managing emotions so daily life becomes more manageable.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about goals, symptoms and preferences and then try approaches that suit those aims. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted as progress is assessed.
Session formats are not listed here; please confirm current options before booking. Practical benefits of working remotely include easier scheduling around family and work, the option of shorter check-ins where needed, and not having to travel to an appointment. These practical features help sessions fit into a busy home life while focusing on relationship patterns, trauma recovery and coping skills.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship strain, family and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, addictions and grief among other issues.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a mix of attachment-based work, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques to address relationship patterns and daily coping.
How much experience does she have?
She has over 10 years of professional practice working with adults on relationship, family and trauma-related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is registered NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with clients in other languages or outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for your circumstances.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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