Paula is a fantastic therapist and has really helped me to get back on track. Her skills and knowing which resources to call upon to help the discussion are excellent and the exercises she did with me enabled me to make changes to my lifestyle which have helped immensely with my mental well-being. I still call on those resources now that our sessions have ended and they are serving me well.
The sessions online were brilliant and enabled me to continue through the Covid 19 pandemic. This help was invaluable at a time of great change which led to increased stress and pressure on my well-being. I’d highly recommend her services to everyone as I know she can help with anything at all. Don’t hesitate to contact her if you’re struggling as it can be life changing for you as it was for me.
August 2021
This experience has been really eye-opening for me and has given me a great platform and the skills to reflect and improve my mood and the direction of my life. Gaynor was always very understanding and so helpful. She helped me see and understand things I have never before.
June 2021
I was apprehensive before starting therapy but I needn’t have been, I’ve found Paula to have an understanding and empathetic manner and to be very easy to talk to. Paula is always ready to listen, offer a kind word, useful advice, encouragement or to challenge and debate ideas with me when needed. I look forward to my sessions and always walk out feeling like a weight has been lifted. I have never thought myself to be the type of person to open up to a ‘therapist’ but Paula creates a comfortable and relaxed environment, in which I never feel judged. In short Paula has (literally) been a life saver for me and I can’t recommend her highly enough.
Rating of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression:
Paula takes her professional development very seriously. Her skill set, communication tools and styles are comprehensive; this enabled Paula to always present the item in discussion in several ways thus enabling me to understand. Paula seemed to easily click with me and my emotions and thought process. She was amazing to work with
Thank you Paula
December 2019
Paula helped me a lot and has given me some tools to help me with my anxiety. She is the first therapist I have met who I felt understood my problems, thank you.
It is probably safe to say that I was on the verge of being suicidal when I first worked with Gaynor. I had just discovered my husband was having an affair. He continued to lie about the relationship for over three months during which it was our daughters’ wedding, my birthday and our 25th wedding anniversary.
From the very first session, Gaynor gave me techniques to use at home to keep me safe. It might have been a saying or an action but those were literally ‘life savers’. Once the initial horror of what was happening calmed down, I then worked on improving my own self-esteem and learning to cope with life’s ‘knocks’. I learnt how manage my anxiety (which stopped me eating) . With Gaynor’s help I was able to see that relationships I had with other members of my family were so destructive, I was unable to say clearly what I wanted (probably because I didn’t even know what I wanted – it had been beaten out of me as a child). I learnt about ME. I learnt how my own behaviours can impact on others. I learnt not to ‘rush in’ but to deliberate about what I want. I learnt to say ‘no’.
I have come out of the ‘other side’ a calmer, more thoughtful, more resilient individual. I still have some way to go in terms of improving my self-esteem but I can do that in my own time. The urgency of keeping myself safe has now receded.
I’m sure I could not have coped without Gaynor at the time of the discovery and subsequent lying and her continued support in my recovery has led me to be a stronger more rounded individual.
I’m her biggest fan!!
January 2018
'Paula has given me the techniques, understanding and confidence to manage my anxiety and underlying faulty thought patterns. Although I had a rudimentary understanding of the various CBT techniques from reading books; I lacked the confidence and direction to apply these in a sustained basis. I found that working with a therapist/Paula was like having a coach that could guide me.
Provided a layered approach to tackle and unbundle what was troubling me. The initial key was to realise that avoiding, suppressing or trying to neutralise my intrusive thoughts was counter-productive. I was given techniques to help me face and be with my anxiety, this being the behavioural part of my therapy. From there the next step was to unravel and challenge what was driving my faulty beliefs and assumptions that were driving the anxiety – the cogs that kept it going.
I would recommend to anyone who is being troubled by intrusive thoughts to make an appointment and not be embarrassed. This was my initial worry as my thoughts were quite bizarre and disturbing; yet I encountered a totally accepting environment.
Remember that the hard work has to be done by yourself and there is no ‘quick fix’. Accept that there will be setbacks but keep with the practise and don’t give up and eventually you can experience change'.
June 2016
'Counselling helped me understand what the underlying issues were and why they were happening. The ways to deal with the issues were particularly helpful for when similar issues arise in the future'.
August 2016
'I didn't believe talking to somebody would help so much. Never been a believer in therapy now i am a big believer'.
November 2016
Paula helped me to think clearer and in different ways of an outcome and to discuss something in detail. I am very happy with the tools I have taken away- Date stamp a situation and talking about situations, understanding why I feel or felt the way I did and understanding that my feelings were ok and was normal to feel the way I did.
November 2019
Counsellor Paula
Paula takes her professional development very seriously. Her skill set, communication tools and styles are comprehensive; this enabled Paula to always present the item in discussion in several ways thus enabling me to understand. Paula seemed to easily click with me and my emotions and thought process. She was amazing to work with
Thank you Paula
December 2019