- 15 years experience
- Skill focused
- Client centered
About Paula
Paula Steele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of clinical experience. She draws on long experience supporting people through anxiety, stress, depression, and parenting challenges. Paula aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for busy lives.
She uses a strengths-based, client-centered approach. Sessions focus on building a trusting relationship first. Paula helps people learn skills like mindfulness, coping strategies, and communication techniques. She also supports people facing panic disorder and panic attacks by helping them recognize patterns and practice manageable steps toward relief.
Her background includes work in day treatment, in-home support, and individual counseling. That variety shaped a practical, no-nonsense style. Paula is familiar with ADHD, autism, trauma, domestic violence, and complex life stressors. Her experience includes working alongside caregivers and parents juggling multiple responsibilities.
In therapy Paula emphasizes skill building and steady progress. Sessions often include concrete tools for managing symptoms, short exercises to try between meetings, and help connecting with community resources. She encourages realistic goals and small steps that fit into everyday life.
Paula understands the strain of parenting firsthand and brings that perspective into sessions when relevant. She aims to create an empathetic, nonjudgmental space where people can talk things through and find workable ways forward. To begin, readers are invited to follow the site’s intake steps to match with Paula and schedule an initial meeting.
How Paula uses approaches in online therapy
Paula commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, building trust, and following the person’s pace so they feel heard and respected. It helps when someone needs support processing emotions and making choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, panic symptoms, low mood, and behavior changes because it emphasizes concrete strategies and practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Paula works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She will suggest tools to try and adjust the plan based on how things are going, so therapy evolves with the person’s progress.
The site lists session logistics during intake, so confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and keep check-ins shorter when needed. It also allows people to use mindfulness practices and behavioral experiments between sessions while still getting professional guidance.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Paula commonly help with?
She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, bipolar mood issues, and coping with life changes. Panic disorder and panic attacks are listed among areas she addresses.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is strengths-based and client-centered, focusing on building a trusting relationship and practical skill building. Sessions often include mindfulness, coping strategies, and communication practice tailored to each person.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of experience and a background that includes day treatment, in-home support, and individual counseling for adults. That work involved trauma, domestic violence, homelessness, chronic illness, and other complex needs.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a LCSW, which is Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices in Maine.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started if I want to work with Paula?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.