Paula Peterson is a licensed professional counselor who brings 18 years of experience to her work.
01About Paula
Paula Peterson is a licensed professional counselor who brings 18 years of experience to her work. She welcomes people who are facing stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and life transitions. Paula speaks plain language and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
She uses client-centered approaches that start with listening and understanding each person’s story. Paula also integrates cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behavior.
Background and approach
For people with trauma, she draws on EMDR methods alongside mindfulness tools to reduce distress and build coping skills. Paula has worked in day treatment and outpatient settings and has supported adults and adolescents through grief, self-esteem struggles, depression, and addiction concerns. She believes most people have inner strengths that can be accessed with support.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to what feels manageable for the person seeking help. Her practice pays attention to issues that often come up together, such as codependency, communication problems, family-of-origin concerns, and workplace stress. Paula also addresses life-stage struggles like midlife questions, postpartum depression, and end-of-life grief.
Her goal is to help people find clearer direction and more helpful habits. If her way of working resonates, she invites people to reach out and begin the matching process. Paula works from Wisconsin and conducts sessions in English.
02Credentials
- LPC (Wisconsin)
- License 3934-125 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1922252188 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Paula lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Paula names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Paula names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How Paula’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy is about being heard first. The therapist listens closely, reflects what they hear, and helps people name their goals. This approach is useful for someone who needs steady support while they sort out what matters most.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses clear exercises and small experiments to test unhelpful beliefs and build new habits. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, workplace stress, and many day-to-day problems.
EMDR is used for processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional hold. In an online setting it is adapted so people can work through trauma symptoms while tracking progress step by step.
Paula treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. Adjustments happen as work proceeds to keep the plan useful and manageable.
Online sessions give practical benefits. Video calls let the therapist and client see visual cues and work together in real time. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text allow shorter check-ins, written exercises, and ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around life demands.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can Paula help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, addictions, relationship and family issues, self-esteem, career concerns, and life transitions.
What is her general approach in therapy?
Paula blends client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR when appropriate. She uses mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to build coping skills and small, practical changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional counseling experience and has worked in day treatment and outpatient settings with adults and adolescents.
Where is she licensed and where does she practice?
Paula holds a Wisconsin LPC credential and practices from Wisconsin.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and payment handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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