Counsellor profile
Padraic Devlin, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - stress and relationships
Continue with PadraicKey details
- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 374819
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- CBT techniques
- Person centred
- Grief and anger
About Padraic
Padraic Devlin is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom with ten years of practice since 2015. He describes his work as person centred, placing the client at the heart of sessions, and uses tools such as cognitive behavioural therapy to help shift unhelpful thinking. Padraic notes experience with stress, anxiety, LGBT concerns, relationship difficulties, grief, anger and trauma.
Padraic keeps sessions straightforward and practical. He pays attention to how he and a client connect, because that relationship guides what happens next. He aims to build rapport quickly so people can begin addressing the issues that brought them to counselling.
In sessions he uses a mix of approaches. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to notice and change thinking patterns. Client-centred work focuses on the person’s experience in the room. Psychodynamic ideas and solution-focused methods are used where they seem useful for the situation.
He has worked with people facing workplace stress, low self-esteem, career worries and panic attacks. He also lists intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and bereavement among his areas of practice. Additional focus areas include forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation, sexuality and social anxiety.
Padraic says he adapts the way he talks and plans sessions to the individual. That includes gentle practical exercises, conversational reflection, and short-term problem solving when appropriate. He offers sessions in English and accepts international clients who wish to work with him.
To begin, he asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions operate through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, with fees that vary by location.
How sessions work
How Padraic works online and the approaches he uses
Client-centred work places the person at the centre of the session. It means the counsellor follows the client’s concerns and experience, offering reflection and questions rather than directing the session. This approach helps when someone wants a space to be heard and to make sense of their feelings.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions. It involves noticing patterns, testing unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavioural experiments. CBT can be useful for anxiety, panic attacks, workplace stress and anger that comes from repetitive thinking.
Psychodynamic ideas look at recurring patterns and past experiences that influence how someone responds now. Using these ideas can help when a person wants to understand why certain reactions keep happening and how to change them.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Padraic will discuss options with the client and agree a way forward based on needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative planning helps tailor sessions so they feel useful from the start.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the profile does not list formats explicitly. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, for example by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or avoiding the need to be on camera for every meeting. Many registered or accredited professionals find that online sessions help clients keep consistency and access therapy from different places.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship issues, grief and trauma among other concerns listed in his profile.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a person centred approach and draws on CBT, psychodynamic and solution-focused methods as needed.
How much experience does he have?
Padraic has ten years of counselling experience, practising since 2015 in the United Kingdom.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with him if I live outside the UK?
He accepts international clients and offers sessions to people based outside the United Kingdom.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Costs vary by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with him?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then 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 anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.