Paul Johnson was the counsellor who oversaw a family counselling session for the Ashworth family in November 2007 after Hannah Ashworth was discharged from hospital, suffering from bullimia. After initially being put out by the family's attentions being on Beth Clements, the counselling session made Hannah see that the family had begun understanding her condition.
In February 2008, the counsellor checked on Hannah, who was present with her father Neville. Hannah told the counsellor about her friend's nephew being seriously ill in hospital, reminding her of the death of Grace Hutchinson and in turn, making her tempted to binge-eat. However, she told the counsellor that the coping mechanisms from the hospital had been impactful.