Works with
How Paula works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Paula
Paula Knighton is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience practicing in Virginia. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and struggles with self-esteem. Paula focuses on straightforward, steady support that helps people take practical steps forward.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about difficult feelings. Sessions emphasize clear goals and small, manageable changes. Paula uses approaches that fit the person rather than a one-size-fits-all method.
Background and approach
Her work includes relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, sleep troubles, career and life transitions, and anger. She also supports people facing ADHD, compassion fatigue, bipolar mood issues, and chronic health or aging-related challenges. Paula addresses practical problems such as money worries, hoarding, and issues after separation or divorce.
In therapy she draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Those tools shape sessions into a mix of listening, developing skills, and trying new behaviors between meetings. Paula’s schedule is concentrated in weekday evenings and a Saturday morning slot.
She asks clients to arrive on time since sessions that begin more than 15 minutes late need to be rescheduled. Beginning therapy starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
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
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
Approaches Paula lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches for online work and practical support
Paula uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in many sessions. CBT helps identify unhelpful thoughts and teaches tools to test and change them, which is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and some anger patterns. ACT focuses on values and committed action - learning to accept difficult feelings while taking steps that move a person toward what matters to them.She approaches choice of method collaboratively. Early meetings are used to learn about a person’s goals and day-to-day life, and then she and the client decide together which strategies to try. That means techniques can be adjusted as therapy proceeds to better fit the client’s needs and preferences.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and fuller interaction. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when a shorter touchpoint between sessions helps maintain momentum.
Questions people ask about Paula
What concerns does Paula commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and related issues like self-esteem, grief, anger, sleep problems, and relationship or intimacy difficulties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental with an emphasis on clear goals and practical steps. Sessions combine listening with skills practice and problem-solving between meetings.
What background does she bring to sessions?
Paula has 25 years of professional practice, offering long-term clinical experience across a wide range of mood, behavioral, and life transition concerns.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and works with adults in that state.
Which languages are sessions conducted in?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available for online work?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the posted availability.