- 20 years experience
- Client-centered care
- Works with families
About Paula
Paula holds the LCPC credential and the LPCC credential, and she has worked in both clinic and private practice settings. For ten years she provided services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, including work in a shelter and collaboration with domestic violence courts. She also spent eight years at St. Luke's Center for Neurobehavioral Medicine counseling in outpatient care and in a partial hospitalization program.
Her approach is collaborative and goal-focused. She listens to what matters most, then helps people try practical tools tailored to their situation. Clinically she draws on client-centered methods plus cognitive and mindfulness-based skills to help change unhelpful thoughts and lower emotional intensity.
Paula also has experience with adoption and foster care concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family issues, body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, dissociation, and related areas. She helps people address guilt, shame, impulsivity, loneliness, and complex family of origin issues.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to Paula's availability. Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.