Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Paula works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida, Tennessee
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Paula
Paula D’Amore is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and life transitions. She writes in a warm, direct way and aims to make therapy practical and down-to-earth for people juggling busy lives. Paula uses short, focused sessions that are tailored to each person.
She encourages self-awareness and simple daily practices that build better emotional habits. She emphasizes noticing patterns of reaction before trying to change them.
Background and approach
Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. That mix lets her work on thoughts and behaviors, manage strong emotions, and build motivation for change. Sessions include skill practice, gentle challenge, and planning for real-life situations.
She brings five years of experience as an LCSW licensed in Tennessee and Florida. Paula prefers a small caseload so she can give steady attention to each person she sees. She often helps with parenting stress, grief, self-esteem, relationship concerns, career stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related struggles.
Paula communicates several times a day Monday through Friday when possible and asks for patience if responses take a bit longer. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits your routine. She treats the work as a team effort and helps clients find what actually works for them.
What Paula works with
Everything Paula lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Paula's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Paula lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Paula regularly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce stress and manage anger. DBT teaches emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills to handle intense reactions and improve relationships.She also draws on mindfulness practices to help people notice their reactions and build steady habits. Mindfulness exercises are brief and practical, such as simple breathing or grounding techniques, that can be practiced between sessions. Paula treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process and will work with each person to identify what fits their needs and goals.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let therapists observe behavior and work interactively, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for short check-ins, and messaging allows ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to practice skills in real time.
Questions people ask about Paula
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
Paula works with people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, parenting strain, grief, career issues, and related concerns such as self-esteem and communication problems.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The style is warm, interactive, and practical. Sessions mix skill-building, behavioral strategies, and mindfulness exercises to help with everyday challenges.
What is her clinical background?
She has five years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker and uses that experience to support people through life changes and emotional challenges.
Where is Paula licensed and located?
Paula holds clinical social work licenses in Tennessee and Florida and lists Tennessee as her practice location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session based on the therapist's availability.