Paula Newman Counselling Services

person-Centred Counselling and Supervision in Harrow and Stanmore

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A safe space to explore, heal and grow

Counselling, Supervision and Focusing in Harrow and online

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Professional support in Harrow and Stanmore

Hello, I’m Paula, an experienced BACP Accredited Counsellor and Supervisor. I offer a warm, empathic, and confidential space for safe, deep exploration. This applies whether you are a client working with personal difficulties or a supervisee exploring your practice.

My approach is neurodiversity-affirming, and I have undertaken training in Autism and ADHD awareness. I understand the unique challenges that neurodivergent people and their families can face.


I also specialise in Focusing, a gentle process that facilitates healing, deepens self-awareness, and encourages self-compassion. I am a Registered British Focusing Association Teacher and Mentor.

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Counselling

Individuals, couples, families.

Counselling can help you to cope emotionally, reflect upon life’s challenges and attend to persistent tensions and issues in your relationships. Being heard with genuine empathy and acceptance is often profoundly healing. You may gain greater inner calm, new insights, fresh ways of moving forward and increased confidence in your strengths.

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Supervision

Experienced therapists and trainees.


Supervision is a professional, supportive relationship that helps practitioners to effectively meet the needs of their clients and supervisees. Together we explore your work, reflect upon concerns and dilemmas and aim to advance your personal and professional development. This can include support for BACP Accreditation.

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Focusing

People interested in self-care and awareness

Focusing is a natural way of being with our inner experience and discovering more about ourselves, and what we truly want and need. It can help with physical pain, an unclear sense of something wrong, decision making and more. I offer Focusing sessions and training in Northwest London and online.

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Kind Words

“What a fabulous course this is! It has been such a wonderful journey for me, which has led to a much deeper understanding of myself. As a trainee psychotherapist it has improved my work with my clients, enabling me to be more present with my clients and work at a greater relational depth. Paula is a fantastic teacher, her teaching style is very engaging, gentle, easy and flows. She is wonderfully warm, friendly and candid, and has such a calming presence.”

— Helen, Course participant

"It is hard to put into words what I have gained through attending 'Focussing Skills' but I am aware of deep changes within myself, deeper acceptance of myself, and deeper understanding of myself. Foccusing, in itself, is not complex; learning how to navigate a way through a highly conditioned sense of self, is. Focussing has really supported me to do this. After completing level 2 I still believe there is so much to explore, and i am looking forward to eventualy working through practitioner levels so that I can fully integrate this way of working with others."

Course participant 2023

"This Focusing training is an excellent way of deepening one's connection to self and others and is structured in a beauifully simple way to allow that to happen."

Course participant, Introduction to Focusing, Level 1 2024

"I couldn’t imagine a more lovely way to train as a Focusing Practitioner than on Paula’s course! Everything about it is to be recommended – Paula and her gentle teaching and mentoring style, the organisation, structure and content of the course itself, with its mix of theory, experiential activities, attunements, sensing in and practical role-plays, and the small group size which makes for a safe, intimate space for exploration and discovery. It is a special experience and I don’t want the training to end!" 

Practitioner Training Participant 2024

"Paula's method of teaching Focusing by modelling openness, presence and gentleness within a space where all we bring is accepted is a wonderful learning experience. It enables us to become both competent practitioners and developing self-awareness and presence in our own lives."

Practitioner Training Participant 2025

Helpful Details

Prices, per hour

Individual Counselling and supervision, £65

Trainees £55

Aged 12-16 counselling £65 for 50 minutes 

Couples £75.00. Families £85.00

Guided Focusing one hour £65

Free 20 minute consultation

An opportunity for us to meet online, ask questions and discuss your needs. Maybe consider whether individual or couples counselling is best for you. Perhaps find out about Focusing or supervision. Please be aware that this is not a counselling session. 

My Person-centred approach

I offer a supportive and non-directive space, grounded in empathy, genuineness, And non-judgmental acceptance, empowering clients to find their own way forward. Supervision is collaborative, working together to support your practice.

Contact Paula

All enquires are usually answered within 24 hours, and all contact is strictly confidential.