- Addictions and eating issues
- Relationship and family work
- Guilt and shame focus
About Paula
Paula Schneider is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with 20 years of experience. She has worked with people facing addiction, eating concerns, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting questions, and the fallout from trauma and family problems. Paula often addresses guilt and shame as part of that work.
Her background includes direct practice in settings that treated substance use and eating disorders, alongside the related issues those bring. She has experience with 12-step approaches, therapeutic community settings, motivational interviewing, and a range of psychotherapeutic methods. This variety shapes how she responds to different problems.
Paula describes her style as interactive and respectful. She helps people set clear goals and guides them at a pace they find manageable. She also names the need to be reflective and sometimes challenging when that helps move a conversation forward.
Many clients who come to her are trying to understand patterns from family of origin and how those patterns affect current relationships and self-image. She works with people who want practical steps for coping with stress, improving communication, or sorting through decisions like separation or changes in parenting roles.
Paula values self-understanding and self-acceptance as part of change. In sessions she combines tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, attachment-focused ideas, and client-centered listening. The goal she offers is clearer thinking about choices and relationships rather than quick fixes.
How her approaches translate to online work
Paula uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach helps when connection, trust, or repeated relationship problems are central to the issue. It looks at needs and responses between partners and family members.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and to practice different ways of responding. CBT gives concrete tools for anxiety, low mood, and persistent self-critical thoughts linked to guilt and shame. Client-Centered Therapy informs the way she listens and keeps the client's experience central to planning the work.
Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. Paula helps clients decide which methods make sense based on their goals, preferences, and what they want to try. She often combines ways of working rather than relying on only one method.
Confirm the specific online session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Many people find online sessions easier to fit around work and family life, or simpler for shorter check-ins that don't require travel. If you need to coordinate timing or session length to suit busy days, mention that when you complete the brief matching questionnaire and schedule your first appointment.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with addictions, eating and food-related issues, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting concerns, trauma and related difficulties. Guilt and shame are named areas of focus.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a mix of practical work and reflective conversation to help people understand where guilt and shame come from and what keeps them active. The work includes looking at family history, current relationships, and thinking patterns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She describes an interactive, respectful approach that follows the client's pace. Paula aims to be reflective, honest, and at times challenging to help clients reach their stated goals.
What experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and family-related issues, including treatment settings for addictions and eating disorders.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices within that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking by following the site's scheduling steps; the biography does not list specific session formats. The site process will show what formats are available.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.