Paul Dent , BACP

Paul Dent is a UK-based BACP therapist with 12 years of clinical experience, supporting individuals and couples through challenges such as addictions, trauma and abuse, stress and anxiety, and intimacy-related concerns. He brings a strengths-focused, collaborative approach that recognizes each person as the expert of their own story, helping clients draw on their existing resources to navigate difficult moments and build more fulfilling lives.

Paul works with a wide range of issues including relationship difficulties, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting concerns, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, ADHD, and complex presentations that include attachment issues, codependency, and chronic illness. His practice also addresses more specialized areas like BDSM, kink and alternative sex culture, blended family dynamics, and dissociation, offering an accepting, nonjudgmental space for exploration.

In sessions Paul and the client set clear goals and review progress regularly so the person feels involved and in control of the therapeutic process. He integrates approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and motivational strategies to tailor the work to each client’s needs. Paul holds BACP membership, which reflects professional standards in counselling and psychotherapy, and he is open to working with both UK and international clients.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Paul Dent uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, empathetic space where clients are invited to lead the conversation and explore their own values, feelings, and goals. This approach is especially useful for building self-understanding and addressing relationship or identity concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is integrated to help identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and to develop practical skills for managing anxiety, mood difficulties, sleep problems, and many everyday stressors. Motivational Interviewing is also used to support change in areas such as addictions and ambivalence about life choices by strengthening personal motivation and commitment.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Paul Dent works with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time and reviewing progress together to ensure the work remains aligned with the client’s priorities.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This range of options makes it easier for clients to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care across locations, and choose the mode of communication that feels most comfortable for them.