Paula SteeleLCSW

Paula Steele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for everyday problems like stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, and coping with life changes. Paula aims to make therapy straightforward and usable for people juggling busy schedules and heavy responsibilities.

Paula draws on a client-centered way of working that starts with listening. She helps people identify strengths, build skills, and try small, manageable changes between sessions. Clients can expect concrete tools for managing worry, improving sleep, handling anger, and navigating relationship or family challenges.

Her background includes work across community settings that addressed trauma, domestic violence, homelessness, and chronic health issues. That experience informs a calm, problem-focused style that balances support with practical strategies. Paula also has long experience helping with ADHD, autism, postpartum depression, and caregiver stress.

Sessions often include elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and improve daily coping. She also uses motivational interviewing to support change and narrative techniques to help people make sense of difficult experiences.

Paula understands the strain of parenting firsthand, including raising a child with special needs. She helps parents and caregivers prioritize self-care, find resources, and build supports so they can meet both family needs and their own goals.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Paula commonly draws on client-centered work that focuses on understanding each person's priorities and building a strong working relationship. This approach helps people feel heard and sets the stage for practical change.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and change patterns of behavior. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, panic, and many day-to-day coping challenges. Mindfulness-based techniques are another part of her practice; these simple exercises help reduce reactivity, improve focus, and support stress management.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Paula will listen to your goals and suggest methods that fit your situation. Together you can adjust techniques and priorities as progress is made so the work stays practical and relevant.

Session formats are not listed in this profile, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use breathing or mindfulness practices between appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote work so therapy stays useful for everyday life.