Counsellor profile
Paul Dent, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and addictions
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 110984
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Relationship communication
- Addictions support
- Boundary work
About Paul
Paul Dent is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 12 years of professional experience. He works with people dealing with anxiety, stress, relationships, addictions, trauma and intimacy-related problems. He also supports those facing grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, and people worried about codependency and attachment patterns.
Paul uses plain, direct conversation to help people pinpoint what feels out of balance. He treats clients as the experts in their own lives and helps them notice strengths they already have. Sessions include setting clear goals and checking progress so people know how the work is going.
His approach draws on client-centred ways of working that focus on the person's account of their life. He also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy methods to spot thinking and behaviour patterns that keep problems going. That mix suits people who want practical steps together with space to make meaning of difficult experiences.
Paul also brings ideas from existential therapy when people are wrestling with big questions about choices and purpose. He uses motivational interviewing to support change when someone is dealing with addictions or ambivalence. The Gottman Method informs his work with relationship issues and communication problems.
Sessions follow agreed goals and are reviewed regularly so progress is visible. People who feel stuck in people-pleasing, struggle with saying no, or live around another person's moods often come to focus on boundary-setting and clearer decision making. International clients may be accepted, and sessions are conducted in English.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online working
Paul uses client-centred work that focuses on the person's account of their life, listening to what matters most and building on existing strengths. This approach helps when someone needs a space to understand personal patterns without being told what to do.He also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and to create small experiments that change day-to-day routines. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and patterns that reinforce codependent behaviour.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paul will discuss goals, preferences and practicalities with each client and decide together which methods suit the issue at hand. That collaborative choice is reviewed as sessions progress so adjustments can be made.
The therapist's original profile did not specify which online session formats are provided, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, shorten travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let people join from a different location when that helps with work, study or travel arrangements.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he work with?
He works with anxiety, stress, addictions, trauma, intimacy issues and relationship difficulties, plus related concerns such as codependency and attachment matters.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a direct, conversational style that treats the client as the expert of their story and combines practical techniques with space to reflect.
How much experience does he have?
He has 12 years of professional experience working with people on a range of mental health and relationship issues.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with him if I live outside the UK?
He accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options with the therapist before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.