Paula Steele, LCSW

Paula Steele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience supporting people across the lifespan. She has worked in a range of settings, from day treatment and in-home support for children and families to individual counseling for adults facing mental health symptoms, domestic violence, homelessness, chronic illness, and criminal justice involvement. Her clinical background includes extensive work with ADHD, autism, trauma, depression, anxiety, parenting, and relationship concerns.

She practices from a strengths-based, client-centered perspective, prioritizing a trusting therapeutic relationship as the foundation for meaningful change. Paula integrates skill building, mindfulness practices, and attention to self-care while helping clients expand natural supports and coping strategies. Her approach is practical and collaborative, aimed at helping individuals, couples, and families identify goals and develop steps to meet them.

As a parent of two children, one with special needs, Paula brings lived experience with the stresses of caregiving, coordinating services, and navigating school and community resources. She draws on that understanding to support parents and caregivers alongside adults seeking help with mood, anxiety, addiction, grief, sleep, and life transitions. She looks forward to supporting clients in reaching their therapeutic goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Paula Steele uses client-centered therapy to place the person and their goals at the center of the work. This approach focuses on listening, empathy, and building a collaborative relationship so clients feel heard and respected while they explore change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another common approach in her work - it helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and learn practical skills to manage symptoms like anxiety, low mood, or sleep disruption. Mindfulness therapy is offered to help cultivate present-moment awareness and stress management skills that can reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Paula works collaboratively with each client to tailor techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as therapy progresses to ensure a good fit. Clients are active partners in deciding what methods feel most helpful.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or limited local options. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, offer timely check-ins, and fit therapy into everyday life while working with licensed professionals and therapists trained in these approaches.