About Paul
Paul Cleland is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with ten years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. He focuses on practical help for everyday struggles and listens for the strengths a person already has. Paul uses a straightforward, compassionate style to help people take steps toward change.
He blends talking with simple body-based work to notice where emotions sit in the body. This somatic approach helps uncover emotional blocks that feel stuck, while Internal Family Systems helps name the different parts of a person’s inner life.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to make intense feelings easier to understand and manage. Paul uses gentle inquiry to help people connect with their values and build confidence. He also helps with relationship strain, grief, anger, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.
Other areas he pays attention to include forgiveness, guilt and shame, loneliness and developing self-love. Sessions can involve conversation, breath awareness and movement or grounding exercises. Paul encourages small, achievable steps so progress feels real and manageable.
He supports people who want practical tools alongside reflective work. Paul works with clients online using video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. He asks new people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book sessions according to his availability.
The subscription model for sessions can be cancelled at any time.
How somatic and parts work translate online
Paul uses Somatic Therapy to help people notice how emotions show up in the body, such as tightness, breath changes or restlessness, and to use simple body-based practices to relieve that tension. Internal Family Systems helps name and understand the different parts of a person's inner world, so difficult feelings can be met with curiosity rather than judgement.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paul will discuss goals and preferences and try different ways of working together to see what fits best. This collaborative process helps decide which mix of body-focused and parts work feels most helpful for each person.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work from different locations. Practical exercises, grounding techniques and parts work can all be adapted for remote sessions so progress can still happen between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English