Dr Paul Hapney

Dr Paul Hapney (CPsychol)

I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist (BPS and HCPC accredited) with a lot of clinical experience. My work centres upon the aim of empowering people to create more fulfilling lives. I love what I do.

Given the variety of people and problems I encounter, I work flexibly. Meeting on a weekly basis or less frequently, I offer short term counselling to people experiencing temporary emotional distress such as can be triggered by life upheaval and change, relationship problems, or losses of various kinds. I work longer term with people suffering chronic problems, such as being affected by persistent stress, anxiety, or anger, recurrent bouts of depression, debilitating low self esteem, or repeated relationship problems.

Sometimes people do not know what type of problem they have, only that their life feels wrong, something is missing, they are doing things they shouldn't - or not doing things they should! With time and commitment these harder to name difficulties can also be understood and worked on.

Although I enjoy the flexibility and independence that private practice offers, I worked for many years in NHS settings, including roles as Senior Psychology Practitioner and Specialist MBT Practitioner, offering individual and group psychotherapy to people experiencing complex emotional problems, including personality disorder.

Despite having thousands of hours of clinical experience, I am constantly learning. Each new client comes with a unique challenge that will undoubtedly provide a fresh perspective. I read widely, participate in continuous professional development programmes, and, of course, am sometimes challenged by the problems that my own life - indeed, living - throws up!

The use of the title Dr in this directory listing relates to the member’s doctorate qualification. However, this does not imply a general medical qualification.

I specialise in online therapy. I transferred to working online during the Covid 19 pandemic. Although there is an intuitive appeal to working face to face, I have found working online to be a very effective means of practice. Conversations go just as deep and meaningful; analysis and understanding are equally rich. Yet these benefits are in the context of a mode of meeting that can be readily accommodated to one's private life, various commitments, and location.

I prioritise the gradual formation of an honest and open, trusting therapeutic relationship, from where I assist a person in their efforts to really understand what they are experiencing inside, beneath their observable behaviours. My aims are to help my clients to articulate just what it is that they are feeling; clarify how they are understanding events; to bring into focus limiting or defensive patterns of relating to, or being with, others, including those closest to them; and to clarify the nature of their relationship to themselves.

It is from this place of fuller understanding that change is then possible: with the confidence and knowledge gained from a supportive and meaningful therapeutic relationship, to be in a position to make choices about, and commitments to, how one lives on a day to day basis or, indeed, the direction of one's life.

My psychological approach to practice is based upon a model that adopts a holistic attitude to people problems, seeing them as emerging from the many contexts of people's lives. These include ongoing close relationships, formative and developmental experiences, social/cultural situation, issues of gender and sexuality, anatomical and neurological endowment, and life phase/stage. The strength of being a psychologist in private practice is that it allows me to hold this broad understanding of the nature of people's 'problems in living,' whilst selecting my interventions to meet the needs of any particular client.

I believe that for therapy to be effective you need to feel:

confident that you can (with time) develop high levels of trust in your therapist

that your therapist has the ability to understand you at depth

that your therapist can offer you a type of therapy that makes sense to you.

Booking up an initial consultation session will allow you to judge as to whether or not you feel that I can offer you these things. 

Alternatively, feel free to request a short phone call or send me an email if you have any questions or concerns at this stage.

Dr Paul Hapney (C. Psychol.) 

I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist (BPS and HCPC accredited) with a lot of clinical experience. My work centres upon the aim of empowering people to create more fulfilling lives. I love what I do.

Given the variety of people and problems I encounter, I work flexibly. Meeting on a weekly basis or less frequently, I offer short term counselling to people experiencing temporary emotional distress such as can be triggered by life upheaval and change, relationship problems, or losses of various kinds. I work longer term with people suffering chronic problems, such as being affected by persistent stress, anxiety, or anger, recurrent bouts of depression, debilitating low self esteem, or repeated relationship problems.

Sometimes people do not know what type of problem they have, only that their life feels wrong, something is missing, they are doing things they shouldn't - or not doing things they should! With time and commitment these harder to name difficulties can also be understood and worked on.

Although I enjoy the flexibility and independence that private practice offers, I worked for many years in NHS settings, including roles as Senior Psychology Practitioner and Specialist MBT Practitioner, offering individual and group psychotherapy to people experiencing complex emotional problems, including personality disorder.

Despite having thousands of hours of clinical experience, I am constantly learning. Each new client comes with a unique challenge that will undoubtedly provide a fresh perspective. I read widely, participate in continuous professional development programmes, and, of course, am sometimes challenged by the problems that my own life - indeed, living - throws up!

The use of the title Dr in this directory listing relates to the member’s doctorate qualification. However, this does not imply a general medical qualification.

I specialise in online therapy. I transferred to working online during the Covid 19 pandemic. Although there is an intuitive appeal to working face to face, I have found working online to be a very effective means of practice. Conversations go just as deep and meaningful; analysis and understanding are equally rich. Yet these benefits are in the context of a mode of meeting that can be readily accommodated to one's private life, various commitments, and location.

I prioritise the gradual formation of an honest and open, trusting therapeutic relationship, from where I assist a person in their efforts to really understand what they are experiencing inside, beneath their observable behaviours. My aims are to help my clients to articulate just what it is that they are feeling; clarify how they are understanding events; to bring into focus limiting or defensive patterns of relating to, or being with, others, including those closest to them; and to clarify the nature of their relationship to themselves.

It is from this place of fuller understanding that change is then possible: with the confidence and knowledge gained from a supportive and meaningful therapeutic relationship, to be in a position to make choices about, and commitments to, how one lives on a day to day basis or, indeed, the direction of one's life.

My psychological approach to practice is based upon a model that adopts a holistic attitude to people problems, seeing them as emerging from the many contexts of people's lives. These include ongoing close relationships, formative and developmental experiences, social/cultural situation, issues of gender and sexuality, anatomical and neurological endowment, and life phase/stage. The strength of being a psychologist in private practice is that it allows me to hold this broad understanding of the nature of people's 'problems in living,' whilst selecting my interventions to meet the needs of any particular client.

I believe that for therapy to be effective you need to feel:

confident that you can (with time) develop high levels of trust in your therapist

that your therapist has the ability to understand you at depth

that your therapist can offer you a type of therapy that makes sense to you.

Booking up an initial consultation session will allow you to judge as to whether or not you feel that I can offer you these things. 

Alternatively, feel free to request a short phone call or send me an email if you have any questions or concerns at this stage.

Dr Paul Hapney (CPsychol) 

I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist (BPS and HCPC accredited) with a lot of clinical experience. My work centres upon the aim of empowering people to create more fulfilling lives. I love what I do.

Given the variety of people and problems I encounter, I work flexibly. Meeting on a weekly basis or less frequently, I offer short term counselling to people experiencing temporary emotional distress such as can be triggered by life upheaval and change, relationship problems, or losses of various kinds. I work longer term with people suffering chronic problems, such as being affected by persistent stress, anxiety, or anger, recurrent bouts of depression, debilitating low self esteem, or repeated relationship problems.

Sometimes people do not know what type of problem they have, only that their life feels wrong, something is missing, they are doing things they shouldn't - or not doing things they should! With time and commitment these harder to name difficulties can also be understood and worked on.

Although I enjoy the flexibility and independence that private practice offers, I worked for many years in NHS settings, including roles as Senior Psychology Practitioner and Specialist MBT Practitioner, offering individual and group psychotherapy to people experiencing complex emotional problems, including personality disorder.

Despite having thousands of hours of clinical experience, I am constantly learning. Each new client comes with a unique challenge that will undoubtedly provide a fresh perspective. I read widely, participate in continuous professional development programmes, and, of course, am sometimes challenged by the problems that my own life - indeed, living - throws up!

The use of the title Dr in this directory listing relates to the member’s doctorate qualification. However, this does not imply a general medical qualification.

I specialise in online therapy. I transferred to working online during the Covid 19 pandemic. Although there is an intuitive appeal to working face to face, I have found working online to be a very effective means of practice. Conversations go just as deep and meaningful; analysis and understanding are equally rich. Yet these benefits are in the context of a mode of meeting that can be readily accommodated to one's private life, various commitments, and location.

I prioritise the gradual formation of an honest and open, trusting therapeutic relationship, from where I assist a person in their efforts to really understand what they are experiencing inside, beneath their observable behaviours. My aims are to help my clients to articulate just what it is that they are feeling; clarify how they are understanding events; to bring into focus limiting or defensive patterns of relating to, or being with, others, including those closest to them; and to clarify the nature of their relationship to themselves.

It is from this place of fuller understanding that change is then possible: with the confidence and knowledge gained from a supportive and meaningful therapeutic relationship, to be in a position to make choices about, and commitments to, how one lives on a day to day basis or, indeed, the direction of one's life.

My psychological approach to practice is based upon a model that adopts a holistic attitude to people problems, seeing them as emerging from the many contexts of people's lives. These include ongoing close relationships, formative and developmental experiences, social/cultural situation, issues of gender and sexuality, anatomical and neurological endowment, and life phase/stage. The strength of being a psychologist in private practice is that it allows me to hold this broad understanding of the nature of people's 'problems in living,' whilst selecting my interventions to meet the needs of any particular client.

I believe that for therapy to be effective you need to feel:

confident that you can (with time) develop high levels of trust in your therapist

that your therapist has the ability to understand you at depth

that your therapist can offer you a type of therapy that makes sense to you.

Booking up an initial consultation session will allow you to judge as to whether or not you feel that I can offer you these things. 

Alternatively, feel free to request a short phone call or send me an email if you have any questions or concerns at this stage.

Appointment slots are mornings, afternoons, and evenings during the week.

I specialise in online therapy. I transferred to working online during the Covid 19 pandemic. Although there is an intuitive appeal to working face to face, I have found working online to be a very effective means of practice. Conversations go just as deep and meaningful; analysis and understanding are equally rich. Yet these benefits are in the context of a mode of meeting that can be readily accommodated to one's private life, various commitments, and location.

I prioritise the gradual formation of an honest and open, trusting therapeutic relationship, from where I assist a person in their efforts to really understand what they are experiencing inside, beneath their observable behaviours. My aims are to help my clients to articulate just what it is that they are feeling; clarify how they are understanding events; to bring into focus limiting or defensive patterns of relating to, or being with, others, including those closest to them; and to clarify the nature of their relationship to themselves.

It is from this place of fuller understanding that change is then possible: with the confidence and knowledge gained from a supportive and meaningful therapeutic relationship, to be in a position to make choices about, and commitments to, how one lives on a day to day basis or, indeed, the direction of one's life.

My psychological approach to practice is based upon a model that adopts a holistic attitude to people problems, seeing them as emerging from the many contexts of people's lives. These include ongoing close relationships, formative and developmental experiences, social/cultural situation, issues of gender and sexuality, anatomical and neurological endowment, and life phase/stage. The strength of being a psychologist in private practice is that it allows me to hold this broad understanding of the nature of people's 'problems in living,' whilst selecting my interventions to meet the needs of any particular client.

I believe that for therapy to be effective you need to feel:

confident that you can (with time) develop high levels of trust in your therapist

that your therapist has the ability to understand you at depth

that your therapist can offer you a type of therapy that makes sense to you.

Booking up an initial consultation session will allow you to judge as to whether or not you feel that I can offer you these things.

Alternatively, feel free to request a short phone call or email me if you have any questions or concerns at this stage.

Dr Paul Hapney (CPsychol) 

I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist (BPS and HCPC accredited) with a lot of clinical experience. My work centres upon the aim of empowering people to create more fulfilling lives. I love what I do.

Given the variety of people and problems I encounter, I work flexibly. Meeting on a weekly basis or less frequently, I offer short term counselling to people experiencing temporary emotional distress such as can be triggered by life upheaval and change, relationship problems, or losses of various kinds. I work longer term with people suffering chronic problems, such as being affected by persistent stress, anxiety, or anger, recurrent bouts of depression, debilitating low self esteem, or repeated relationship problems.

Sometimes people do not know what type of problem they have, only that their life feels wrong, something is missing, they are doing things they shouldn't - or not doing things they should! With time and commitment these harder to name difficulties can also be understood and worked on.

Although I enjoy the flexibility and independence that private practice offers, I worked for many years in NHS settings, including roles as Senior Psychology Practitioner and Specialist MBT Practitioner, offering individual and group psychotherapy to people experiencing complex emotional problems, including personality disorder.

Despite having thousands of hours of clinical experience, I am constantly learning. Each new client comes with a unique challenge that will undoubtedly provide a fresh perspective. I read widely, participate in continuous professional development programmes, and, of course, am sometimes challenged by the problems that my own life - indeed, living - throws up!

The use of the title Dr in this directory listing relates to the member’s doctorate qualification. However, this does not imply a general medical qualification.

I specialise in online therapy. I transferred to working online during the Covid 19 pandemic. Although there is an intuitive appeal to working face to face, I have found working online to be a very effective means of practice. Conversations go just as deep and meaningful; analysis and understanding are equally rich. Yet these benefits are in the context of a mode of meeting that can be readily accommodated to one's private life, various commitments, and location.

I prioritise the gradual formation of an honest and open, trusting therapeutic relationship, from where I assist a person in their efforts to really understand what they are experiencing inside, beneath their observable behaviours. My aims are to help my clients to articulate just what it is that they are feeling; clarify how they are understanding events; to bring into focus limiting or defensive patterns of relating to, or being with, others, including those closest to them; and to clarify the nature of their relationship to themselves.

It is from this place of fuller understanding that change is then possible: with the confidence and knowledge gained from a supportive and meaningful therapeutic relationship, to be in a position to make choices about, and commitments to, how one lives on a day to day basis or, indeed, the direction of one's life.

My psychological approach to practice is based upon a model that adopts a holistic attitude to people problems, seeing them as emerging from the many contexts of people's lives. These include ongoing close relationships, formative and developmental experiences, social/cultural situation, issues of gender and sexuality, anatomical and neurological endowment, and life phase/stage. The strength of being a psychologist in private practice is that it allows me to hold this broad understanding of the nature of people's 'problems in living,' whilst selecting my interventions to meet the needs of any particular client.

I believe that for therapy to be effective you need to feel:

confident that you can (with time) develop high levels of trust in your therapist

that your therapist has the ability to understand you at depth

that your therapist can offer you a type of therapy that makes sense to you.

Booking up an initial consultation session will allow you to judge as to whether or not you feel that I can offer you these things.

Alternatively, feel free to request a short phone call or send me an email if you have any questions or concerns at this stage.

Dr Paul Hapney (CPsychol) 

I do not see my task as telling you how you should practice.  Apart from matters of safeguarding wherein more specific direction and advice may be required, I feel that our dialogical task is to assist you to articulate and analyse your practice experiences with the aim of furnishing helpful reflections and insights that enable you to become a more competent and confident therapist.

This approach to supervision stems from my belief that therapists need to find a way to work - which is likely to draw upon a variety of sources - that fits with their character and personal outlook. Indeed, this topic formed a central plank of my doctoral thesis dissertation (which, for interested persons, can be easily accessed via a google search).

Like in my personal practice, my approach to supervision is informed by a way of working that prioritises relationships (between the therapist and client, between supervisor and supervisee), is characterised by a creative drawing upon of multiple theories, is informed by research, and that offers a balanced prioritisation of the persons of both the supervisee and their client.  Although I have a broad and multifaceted training, the models that fit best with me, and thus are most readily accessible in my thinking, are of a humanistic, existential, and psychodynamic nature. That is, relational models.

The use of the title Dr in this directory listing relates to the member’s doctorate qualification. However, this does not imply a general medical qualification.

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