a space to be heard

Paul Allen

 

Hello, I offer a friendly empathetic space to explore what is going on for you. I provide psychotherapeutic counselling for individuals and couples seeking personal or professional development. Working in-person or online, I can give you practical, non-judgemental and confidential support.

 
 
 

Where I work

I generally see clients on Mondays, Thursday and Fridays, daytimes and evenings. Please feel free to ask if you’d prefer a different day.

As well as Unit 12, I work at CTR in Christchurch and volunteer for a counselling service in Winchester.

You can find out more about me here: https://www.paulallen.co.uk/ And contact me at counselling@paulallen.co.uk or on 07714 978293.

 

Fees

I offer a 15-minute telephone consultation which is free of charge. 

Sessions are 50 minutes in length and can be in-person or online.

One-to-one sessions are £55, couples are £70.

I offer concessionary rates, so please feel free to enquire about those.  

 
 

Would you like to book an appointment?

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How I work

Counselling is an opportunity to examine our interpersonal relationships to help us make sense of how we feel about ourselves and others in everyday situations, within groups large and small, within organisations, and with family, friends, partners and colleagues. It can be applied to the examination of our private and work lives, and offers a frame of thought through which we can claim and own the agency of them.

My approach is to share with you some fundamental principles of self-reflection and their application to challenges so that together we can find a route to a happier you.

Working with me will help you understand why you feel the way you do, and what to do to bring about the change you seek.

I work with individuals and couples.

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My qualifications

  • 2025 – Certificate in Couples Counselling (tbc Nov. 2025).

  • 2025 – Child Sexual Abuse (trained by Carolyn Spring).

  • 2024 – Foundation Degree Arts in Humanistic Counselling based on Transactional Analysis, Middlesex University.

 

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My Experience

I am experienced at helping with:

  • Anxiety

  • Attachment issues

  • Boarding school syndrome

  • Challenges at college, home, university or work

  • Childhood neglect, abuse and sexual abuse

  • Confidence and self-esteem

  • Creative blocks

  • Depression

  • Grief, loss and bereavement

  • Life changes

  • Panic attacks

  • Problems with addiction

  • Professional development

  • Relationship problems such as communication issues and the impact of affairs

  • Sexuality and sexual identity