Paula Williams
Member Status: Senior Accredited
Member No: NCS17-05177
Location: Chatham
I am a qualified Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, Clinical Supervisor, Clinical lead and a Senior Accredited Professional Registrant (MNCPS Snr Accred) and a Child And Young Persons Therapist (CYPT) Registrant.
I am also a registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and have passed the BACP enhanced level certificate of proficiency. I hold a Specialist Certificate in Clinical Supervision with an emphasis on supervision of the substance abuse counsellor.
I am an Approved CPCAB (Counselling And Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body) tutor, and a EFT Master Practitioner, an Accredited Infant loss Practitioner and I work with Children, Young People and Adults
I hold a current Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate (DBS) and indemnity insurance.
I am a experienced school and youth Therapist and I work extensively with children, young people and adults who have experienced chronic trauma, loss and abuse, working in deprived areas and the looked after system. I am experienced in working with disabled people and those with learning difficulties/differences and Neurodivergent individuals. I have a particular interest in complex mental health, as it relates to physical and social wellbeing and have experience and work with PTSD, Bipolar, Emotional Regulation disorders and EUPD.
I work from a Humanistic perspective where my approach to counselling is using person centred to increase a person’s feelings of self-worth and reduce the incongruence they have when entering therapy, between the ideal and actual self, and help a person become a fully functioning person reaching their full potential. My role is to offer a safe space, to listen, understand and accept in a non judgmental manner. As a Humanistic therapist I work to establish a relationship with my clients in which I hope they are able to develop their self-awareness.
I believe that a good therapist should give you what you need in therapy, and why I am knowledgeable in therapy, I also try to be flexible enough to adapt to who the client is and what they may need.
I am a creative therapist and use many creative tools, which include play therapy, music, drama, art and sand trays etc. I use visualizations and Mindfulness-based techniques and draw from many modalities, including Person centred, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, Psychosynthesis and CBT to name a few. I am also a EFT (emotional freedom technique) Master Practitioner.
My private practice is situated in a quiet area of Walderslade, Kent, where there is parking and direct transport links into the city centres.
I offer both long and short term work.
