Robert Paynter, NCPS

Robert Paynter is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has practised for 10 years in the United Kingdom. He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, low self esteem and related concerns including depression and anger. Sessions are offered in English, Afrikaans and Portuguese and he sees clients internationally.

Robert uses a blend of practical approaches to help people manage symptoms and regain day-to-day functioning. He commonly draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking. He also uses client-centred methods to focus on what matters to the individual and to build straightforward coping skills.

His work often includes elements from acceptance and commitment therapy and attachment-based approaches when those fit a person’s problem. That can mean learning to notice thoughts without getting swept along by them, and practising behavioural steps that reduce avoidance of stressful situations. He may introduce emotion regulation skills from dialectical behaviour therapy when strong feelings interfere with everyday life.

Robert aims to give clear, practical tools during sessions so people can apply them between meetings. He listens for patterns such as communication problems, codependency or difficulties around control, and then works on small, manageable changes. Clients commonly bring issues such as body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress, grief after separation, or problems linked to addiction.

He recommends starting with a short matching questionnaire and then booking an initial session to set goals. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Robert has experience working across cultures and describes himself as easy to talk to and attentive to individual circumstances.

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