Pauline Arquero-CanlasLMHC

Pauline Arquero-Canlas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York. She brings four years of clinical experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, parenting, and life transitions. She speaks English and Tagalog and aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and straightforward.

Clients can expect a respectful, compassionate approach that adapts to individual needs. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical ways to handle daily challenges like panic, persistent worry, or relationship strain. Pauline emphasizes listening first, then working together on next steps.

Her background includes work with people navigating trauma, attachment and abandonment concerns, and grief from separation or divorce. She also supports those experiencing body image distress, chronic illness or pain, and problems around money or career stress. The goal is to reduce overwhelm and restore a sense of control in everyday life.

Therapeutic methods draw from client-centered practice, cognitive behavioral ideas, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. These approaches are used to help people understand patterns, shift unhelpful thinking, and build stronger emotional connections with others.

Sessions are framed as a collaborative process. Pauline aims to create a calm space to talk through painful memories, practice new ways of coping, and build routines that support longer-term wellbeing. She invites people to take small, realistic steps toward change.

Therapeutic methods and how they work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It involves listening without judgment and shaping sessions around what matters most to the client, which can help with stress and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. It teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, panic, and unhelpful thinking patterns through exercises and real-life practice.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people better understand and change emotional responses in close relationships. It can be useful for improving communication and processing attachment-related worries.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods fit best based on goals, needs, and personal preferences. That plan can shift over time as progress and priorities change.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking. Many people appreciate online options because they can fit sessions into a busy day, avoid travel time, or choose a quieter check-in when needed. Online work can make it easier to practice new skills between sessions and bring real-life examples to discuss. Licensed professionals can guide scheduling and help clients shape sessions to match their routines and goals.