About Paula
Paula Alexander is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey. She draws on 26 years of clinical experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and anger. Her approach aims to create a calm setting where people feel heard and respected.
Paula encourages straightforward conversation about what is happening now. Sessions focus on practical steps that reduce distress and improve daily functioning. She uses methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that get in the way of living well.
Background and approach
Her work often centers on coping with big life changes, grief, work stress, and relationship strain. Paula also supports people dealing with sleep and eating problems, parenting stress, self-esteem challenges, and career concerns. She has experience addressing more complex issues such as bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, and process addictions.
Paula blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that fit each person. She focuses on collaborating with clients to set realistic goals and try small experiments between sessions. Progress is tracked in ways that feel meaningful to each person.
People coming for help can expect clear communication about next steps. Paula aims to empower clients to make choices that match their values and build routines that support recovery and wellbeing.
Online approaches that focus on doing and valuing
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It supports identifying personal values and taking small actions that move life in a chosen direction, which can be useful for anxiety, grief, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors. It’s often used for anxiety, panic, depression, and sleep or eating concerns because it teaches concrete skills to reduce symptoms and improve routines.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Paula will listen to your goals, try methods that match your needs, and adjust the plan based on what helps. The process is collaborative and practical, with regular check-ins about progress and adjustments as needed.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls let you work face to face from wherever you are, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit short check-ins or ongoing support between full sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or school commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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