Paul Gibbs, BACP

Paul Gibbs greets visitors with a calm, grounded presence shaped by both personal challenge and professional commitment. He grew up wrestling with self-confidence, allowing school grades to dictate his sense of possibility and doubting whether a career in counselling was within reach. That early uncertainty did not extinguish his wish to support others through difficult emotions and life transitions.

In the past five years he faced two major medical crises - a cancer diagnosis and a quadruple heart bypass - experiences that profoundly altered his perspective on strength and vulnerability. Those events strengthened his capacity for compassion and resilience and clarified his purpose as a helping professional. Emerging from recovery, he redirected his lived understanding into a dedication to guide others toward practical clarity and emotional recovery.

As a qualified counsellor, he is committed to walking alongside people who are struggling with self-esteem, coping with life-changing diagnoses, or simply need a nonjudgmental space to be heard. He does not claim to have all the answers; rather, he pairs personal insight with professional training to support clients in finding their own resources and direction. He holds the BACP credential (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).