About Paula
Paula Ruehling is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 33 years of experience practicing in Georgia. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low mood, or struggles with relationships and parenting. Her tone is respectful and warm, and she encourages people who are taking the first step toward support.
Paula focuses on clear, practical conversations. Sessions are shaped to match each person's situation and goals. She listens for what matters most and works with clients to set manageable steps forward.
Background and approach
Her background includes long experience working with mood concerns such as depression and anxiety, as well as panic and social anxiety. She also addresses caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, and feelings of isolation. Communication problems and confidence issues are common topics she helps people talk through.
Paula adapts her approach to each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. She aims to create a calm space for problem solving, skill building, and improving day-to-day functioning. Conversations include developing coping strategies and ways to handle difficult moments.
People can expect a collaborative process that respects their pace and preferences. Paula emphasizes sensitivity and compassion while helping clients identify practical next steps. She welcomes straightforward questions about how therapy will work and what to expect moving forward.
Practical approaches for anxiety and everyday stress
Paula uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques aimed at reducing anxiety and improving mood. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence to reduce worry and panic. This method teaches practical thinking tools and breathing or grounding practices to calm intense moments.Another approach centers on building problem-solving skills and behavioral changes that make daily life easier. That work looks at small, achievable steps to improve routines, manage pain or illness, and reduce isolation. It also supports clearer communication for people struggling with relationship tension or caregiver stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and personal preferences. Clients try techniques in sessions and adjust them over time so the plan fits their life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation when bandwidth and surroundings permit. Phone sessions can be useful when a shorter check-in is needed or video isn’t possible. Chat and messaging offer flexible ways to keep momentum between sessions or when writing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and different locations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 33 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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