Paula McKee , BACP

Paula McKee is a compassionate UK-accredited counsellor and clinical supervisor with over 14 years of client work across education settings, bereavement services, agency placements, and private practice. She brings extensive experience supporting people through challenging family dynamics and a range of attachment styles, addressing how early relationships can affect adult presentations and current relationship patterns.

Her practice includes work with anxiety, stress, low self-esteem and self-worth, loss and separation, and an informed understanding of neurodiversity. Having worked across inner and outer London education services, she is highly sensitive to difference and diversity and adopts an empathic approach to each person she meets.

Paula has lived experience of leaving her country of birth and understands the complex challenges that transition can bring. She is a trauma-informed practitioner who offers an attentive, non-judgemental space to explore and process early traumatic experiences at a pace that feels right for the individual.

Working collaboratively, Paula supports clients to develop insight and awareness that can lead to meaningful change. She also uses a solution-focused approach to set clear goals and encourage use of personal resources to address areas of distress. Paula holds BACP accreditation - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - reflecting her professional affiliation and training.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Paula McKee draws on attachment-based therapy to explore how early bonds shape emotions and relationships, helping people who struggle with trust, closeness, or repeated relationship patterns to understand and shift those dynamics. She uses client-centered therapy to provide an empathic, non-directive environment in which individuals can reflect, gain insight, and build self-understanding at their own pace. Her solution-focused work concentrates on setting practical, achievable goals and mobilizing a person’s existing strengths to resolve specific problems and move forward.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Paula works collaboratively to identify which methods best match a client’s needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors sessions so the chosen approach supports each person’s priorities and comfort level.

Online therapy with Paula is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to access regular support without travel, accommodate busy lives, and allow people to engage in ways that feel most manageable for them.