Paula Lowden

Paula Lowden is an Oregon Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of experience. She helps people who feel stuck after change, who are facing loss, or who are rethinking relationships and parenting. Her focus includes self-esteem, coping with life changes, and exploring life purpose alongside grief and relationship strains.

Paula works in straightforward, conversational sessions. She listens for what matters most to each person and uses talk-based methods to clarify values and next steps. Sessions often include examining choices, noticing unhelpful patterns, and trying small, practical actions between meetings.

Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts without getting caught in them, and on Client-Centered Therapy to keep the conversation guided by the client's priorities. Paula also brings ideas from Existential Therapy when people are questioning meaning, and from Motivational Interviewing to help with commitment and change.

People meet her when they are wrestling with grief, a midlife shift, relationship uncertainty, or the stress of caregiving or cancer in the family. She also supports parents dealing with parenting strain and those working through family of origin issues or separation.

Paula aims to make the process practical. She will help name what is getting in the way and work with the person to try different steps. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How Paula uses therapy approaches online

Paula commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her work. ACT helps people notice thoughts and feelings without being ruled by them, and it focuses on choosing actions that match personal values. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the conversation oriented around the person's priorities and experience, letting the client lead what matters most.

Finding the right approach is part of the early work. Paula treats this as a collaborative process. She will check in about what helps, explain different ideas, and adjust methods to fit the person's goals and preferences rather than sticking to a single technique.

The practical advantage of working online is fitting sessions into life routines. Online options can make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments and can reduce travel time. Confirm current session formats before booking so you know which options are offered. The therapist will discuss how to structure sessions to match your needs, whether that means a focused check-in or a longer conversation.