About Pauline
Pauline Arquero-Canlas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing from New York. She offers calm, straightforward support for people facing anxiety, stress, and life changes. She speaks English and Tagalog and aims to make conversations feel clear and respectful.
Her work centers on listening first and then shaping practical steps together. Sessions focus on everyday problems like worry, panic attacks, low self-esteem, and trouble with relationships or parenting. She also addresses issues such as chronic illness, trauma, guilt, and feelings of isolation.
Background and approach
Pauline uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. That can mean talking through emotions, trying new ways to respond to anxious thoughts, or working on better communication in important relationships. She keeps the language simple and focuses on actions that can be tried between sessions.
Clients can expect direct conversation about what is causing distress and clear, doable strategies to try. She draws on tools from cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness, narrative work, motivational interviewing, and emotionally-focused ideas when helpful. Her goal is steady, manageable progress rather than quick fixes.
With four years of experience, Pauline aims to create an open space for people to make sense of hard moments. She helps clients set small goals, notice what helps, and build skills for moving forward at a comfortable pace.
How Pauline’s Methods Work Online
Pauline draws on client-centered work to keep conversations focused on what matters most to the client. This approach centers the person's experience and uses their goals to guide each session. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps by identifying anxious thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce worry and panic symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what proves most helpful. That collaborative process aims to match tools to the client’s needs and preferences rather than using one fixed method.
Online sessions come in several formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - so people can pick what fits their schedule and comfort. Video allows face-to-face conversation and real-time feedback. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a camera is not preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging offer shorter check-ins and ongoing written support between longer sessions, which can make forward momentum easier to maintain.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Tagalog
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