Paula Odom

Paula Odom is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with six years of practice based in New York. She uses a warm, interactive way of working to help people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and the fallout from trauma. Her manner is direct but compassionate, and she aims to make conversations feel practical and manageable.

Paula blends client-centered care with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas. That means sessions focus on what matters most to the person and on learning skills to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support change and increase self-awareness.

Paula has experience with a wide range of life challenges. Typical areas she addresses include parenting strain, relationship issues, grief, addiction concerns, career stress, and identity-related stressors such as prejudice and discrimination. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care histories, attachment questions, and blended family dynamics.

Her approach is collaborative: she listens first, then helps set practical goals. Sessions often include skill practice, brief behavioral experiments, and mindful awareness techniques between meetings. She frames work around everyday life demands so tools can be used right away.

People who choose Paula generally want straightforward support for emotional struggles and help building coping skills. She welcomes international clients and conducts therapy in English.

How Paula's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely to the person and tailoring conversation to their needs. It helps people feel heard and guides choices based on their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical steps to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and anger. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness that can help manage intense reactions and improve communication.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Paula will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and daily life. She adjusts pacing and techniques based on what the person says is most helpful and on how new skills are used between sessions.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people practice skills in the contexts where they live and work, so homework and real-life experiments are more immediate and practical.