Hello! My name is Paula and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 20 years of experience providing counseling and therapy services. I have worked in a wide range of therapeutic settings including: inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, partial and intensive outpatient care, and crisis services. I work with clients affected by depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance use, parenting issues and relationship challenges from individual, group and family work.
My approach to therapy is client centered: clients are the experts on their lives and determine the direction and depth of therapy. Through a strengths-based and solutions-focused lens, I draw on multiple treatment modalities to guide clients in identifying strengths and developing treatment plans that accomplish their goals. Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), I assist clients in exploring relationships among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to aid in discovering dysfunctional thought patterns leading to self-destructive behaviors and beliefs. Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), I support clients through developing skills: mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotion regulation with the goal of moving clients towards a life involving the capacity for experiencing joy and freedom.
I see my role as meeting you where you are, listening to you, and offering support to you along the way. Together we will explore your current strengths, concerns, needs and develop your goals for working together. People I have worked with in the past have described me as nonjudgmental, caring, authentic and friendly.
Thank you so much for reaching out and I look forward to working with you.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Coaching, ADHD
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I felt completely comfortable within the first 10 mins. of my first session with Paula.
She is warm and patient and has an appropriate sense of humor . My personal connection with her was instant & I was feeling better after my first session.
Written on Oct 25, 2021 after therapy with Paula for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, sleeping disorders, and coping with life changes