Paula Green

Paula Green is an LCPC, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and an LPCC, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, with 20 years of clinical experience based in New Mexico. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, family concerns, and people coping with life changes. Paula has a background in both clinic and private practice settings and has spent significant time working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

She has ten years of direct experience in domestic violence shelters and collaborating with domestic violence courts. For eight years she worked at St. Luke's Center for Neurobehavioral Medicine providing outpatient counseling and supporting an intensive partial hospitalization program. That mix of settings informs a steady, practical approach in sessions.

Paula sees adults, teens, children and families and often helps people dealing with adoption and foster care questions, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and isolation or loneliness. She also works with concerns such as body image, dissociation, impulsivity, and family of origin problems. Clients may bring worries about grief, guilt, shame, or communication breakdowns.

Her approach draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, EMDR, and Mindfulness Therapy. In plain terms Paula listens, helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck, and practices specific skills to manage emotions and behavior. She aims to adapt methods to what each person needs rather than following a single formula.

To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. The practice uses a subscription billing model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies by location. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

How Paula’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful working relationship. In practice this means the therapist reflects back what matters to the person and helps them weigh options for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) works with memories and the body’s responses to trauma to reduce the intensity of those memories and related symptoms.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Paula will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean starting with listening and skill-building, then adding EMDR or mindfulness practices if they seem helpful.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or sessions that avoid travel time. It also allows continuity when schedules change or for people living outside the therapist’s immediate area. The therapist and client can discuss practical preferences such as length and timing of sessions when arranging the first appointment.