Paige Whiteley

Paige Whiteley is a BACP counsellor with 15 years of post-qualification experience in private and organisational practice in the United Kingdom. She lists stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting and depression among the concerns she works with, and she offers support focused on life purpose as part of her practice.

Paige uses an integrative approach with person-centred therapy at its core. She connects with each person's particular needs and helps identify limiting beliefs that may be holding them back. Sessions are practical and conversational, aimed at understanding what matters now and what might come next.

Her training began with a Diploma in Counselling at Joseph Priestley College, followed by a BSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Leeds Beckett University. She also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Supervision from UCLan and has further qualifications in coaching and psychosexual therapy. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Paige has worked across settings including schools, a South Yorkshire mental health charity and organisational services. That background gave her experience supporting adults with trauma, loss, fertility issues, relationship problems, anxiety and depression. She has also run workshops and carried out one-to-one therapeutic interventions in educational environments.

In her private practice she focuses on building a constructive therapeutic relationship. Sessions aim to help people talk through life changes, understand repeated patterns and consider practical next steps when direction feels unclear.

Approaches to online counselling and how they help

Person-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. It helps when someone needs to clarify values, feel heard, and make decisions about what to try next.

Integrative work means the counsellor draws on several evidence-based techniques to suit the situation. That can include practical coaching-style conversations to set small goals, or trauma-informed methods to work with strong reactions and past events.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options with the client and agree together which methods to try, based on the person’s needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process rather than a single fixed method.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific online or in-person formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare or busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that helps. Ask about session length and scheduling when arranging your first appointment so sessions fit into everyday life.