About Pauline
Pauline Cassidy is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with a BACP credential and 14 years of experience. She focuses on stress and anxiety, LGBT concerns, relationship and family matters, and trauma and abuse. Pauline emphasises the client as expert in their own story and offers a calm, supportive presence for people taking a first step towards change.
She works in a collaborative way that starts with listening. Pauline uses Client-Centred Therapy to follow what matters most to the person in the room.
Background and approach
She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical coping steps. Pauline uses Jungian Therapy ideas when exploring deeper personal themes and life meaning. These approaches are chosen to match each person’s needs rather than being applied the same way to everyone.
Sessions focus on what is useful right now and on steady progress over time. Her background includes a range of common and complex concerns such as gender dysphoria, hoarding, obsessive-compulsive issues, and non-monogamous relationship challenges. Pauline also supports people facing prejudice and discrimination or struggling with sexual functioning and self-harm thoughts.
People who come to Pauline can expect straightforward talk, clear goals, and practical steps between sessions when these are helpful. She accepts international clients and works in English. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions according to her schedule.
What Pauline works with
Everything Pauline lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Pauline is listed here; the rest shows what else Pauline works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Gender dysphoria
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Sexual dysfunction
- Young adult issues
Approaches Pauline lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Pauline’s approaches work in online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s story at the centre of sessions. A therapist listens closely, follows what matters to the client, and shapes the work around their priorities. This approach helps when someone needs a calm space to make sense of life changes or relationship strain.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It gives straightforward tools to test unhelpful beliefs and build new habits. People often use CBT techniques for anxiety, stress and obsessive thinking.
Jungian Therapy focuses on deeper themes like personal meaning and life patterns. It can be helpful when people want to explore long-standing dreams, identity questions, or recurring life themes in more depth.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and agree a plan together. This collaborative step helps decide whether to use more CBT tasks, a client-centred listening approach, or some Jungian reflection.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm which options are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need simpler audio-only conversations.
Questions people ask about Pauline
What kinds of concerns does Pauline help with?
She works with stress and anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and various LGBT-related issues. Additional areas include gender dysphoria, hoarding, OCD and related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Pauline follows a client-centred approach that prioritises what the person brings to sessions. She combines this with CBT techniques and Jungian ideas when these fit the client’s goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional practice experience working with a broad range of concerns and life stages.
What credentials and location information are available?
Pauline holds a BACP credential and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking to ensure they match your needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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