- Depression support
- Practical skills
- Respectful listening
About Paula
Dr. Paula Ehrmantraut helps people who are dealing with depression, anxiety, stress, relationship strain, and addiction. She is Dr. Paula Ehrmantraut and brings 17 years of clinical experience to her work in South Dakota. Her tone is warm and direct, and she aims to make steps toward feeling better feel manageable.
She focuses on practical skills you can use between sessions. That includes learning ways to change unhelpful thoughts, building emotional skills, and finding small daily practices that improve mood. Sessions are conversational and paced to each persons needs.
Her background includes many years working with a wide range of concerns such as adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric matters, attachment difficulties, autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic pain and illness, body-image struggles, and substance use. She also supports people dealing with divorce, domestic violence, codependency, and communication or commitment problems.
Dr. Ehrmantraut uses approaches like client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, emotionally-focused therapy, and existential therapy. She tailors treatment plans to the individual and emphasizes self-kindness as part of healing. Her style aims to combine practical strategies with respectful listening.
When someone is ready to try therapy, she offers guidance on steps to take and stays focused on realistic changes. The work is collaborative, with attention to small wins that add up over time.
She focuses on practical skills you can use between sessions. That includes learning ways to change unhelpful thoughts, building emotional skills, and finding small daily practices that improve mood. Sessions are conversational and paced to each persons needs.
Her background includes many years working with a wide range of concerns such as adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric matters, attachment difficulties, autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic pain and illness, body-image struggles, and substance use. She also supports people dealing with divorce, domestic violence, codependency, and communication or commitment problems.
Dr. Ehrmantraut uses approaches like client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, emotionally-focused therapy, and existential therapy. She tailors treatment plans to the individual and emphasizes self-kindness as part of healing. Her style aims to combine practical strategies with respectful listening.
When someone is ready to try therapy, she offers guidance on steps to take and stays focused on realistic changes. The work is collaborative, with attention to small wins that add up over time.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.