About Paula
Paula Martin is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family struggles. She offers steady guidance for grief, self-esteem, career concerns, addiction issues, and common life transitions. Paula writes in plain language and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Paula brings 40 years of experience in counseling across many settings. She has worked in child welfare, criminal justice, education, corporate environments, and with military family programs.
Background and approach
That variety shaped her direct communication style and her ability to connect with people from different backgrounds. Her work blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques. In sessions she listens first, then helps clients identify patterns of thinking and behavior they want to change.
She emphasizes small, manageable steps so progress feels real and doable. Paula also supports people dealing with relationship difficulties, parenting strain, intimacy concerns, and issues around commitment and communication. She addresses feelings like guilt, shame, isolation, and compassion fatigue with straightforward strategies and empathy.
Clients can expect an approach that is warm, energetic, and practical. Paula uses humor and clear examples to make hard conversations easier. She aims to help people reclaim a sense of purpose, self-love, and better daily coping skills.
Online approaches that fit your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following each person’s lead. The therapist provides empathy and reflection so clients can find their own solutions and build confidence. This approach helps with low self-esteem, life transitions, and feeling heard.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It helps people notice unhelpful thinking and practice small behavior changes to improve mood and coping. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to emphasize listening and exploration, CBT skill work, or a mix of both as treatment progresses.
Online sessions make fitting therapy into a busy life easier. Video calls let people have a full face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick ways to touch base between sessions or to use when typing feels more comfortable. These options support continuity and scheduling flexibility for people balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey, Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English