- Client-centered approach
- Mindfulness techniques
- Motivational interviewing
About Paula
Paula Leapheart is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 16 years of experience in behavioral health. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship and parenting challenges, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, and self-esteem difficulties. Paula also lists focus areas such as attachment issues, codependency, guilt and shame, and life purpose.
She prefers a client-centered way of working, treating people as the experts on their own lives. Sessions aim to build a trusting therapeutic relationship and look at what’s happening in mind and body. Paula uses practical conversation to help people notice patterns and consider different choices.
Her background includes a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling earned in 2014 from Walden University and many years in clinical settings supporting people with substance use and adjustment concerns. That experience informs how she talks about addictions and recovery without judgment.
In sessions she draws on mindfulness techniques to help with anxiety and stress. She also uses elements of motivational interviewing when someone is weighing change, and solution-focused strategies to set clear, manageable goals. The work is collaborative and paced to what each person needs.
Paula offers therapy in English and accepts international clients. Costs vary with location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Paula’s approaches translate to online work
Paula commonly uses client-centered therapy and mindfulness techniques in session. Client-centered work focuses on listening closely and following the person’s lead so goals come from what matters to them. Mindfulness helps people notice their thoughts and body signals when anxiety, guilt, or shame arise and practice simpler responses.She also draws on motivational interviewing to support people who are thinking about change and solution-focused ideas to set small, concrete goals. Together these approaches help with issues like addiction, relationship problems, and coping with life changes. Deciding which mix to use is a joint process; Paula will talk through options and adjust the approach based on goals and preferences.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - shorter check-ins between commitments, choosing a time that suits work or childcare, or avoiding travel time. It can also let people use mindfulness exercises and goal work from their everyday settings, with the therapist helping adapt techniques to real-life moments.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, depression, trauma, grief, anger, self-esteem, and related issues such as attachment and codependency.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
Paula uses a client-centered approach and mindfulness techniques to help people unpack guilt and shame and notice how those feelings affect choices and relationships.
What is her professional background?
She has 16 years of experience in behavioral health and earned a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling in 2014 from Walden University.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices from Michigan.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are used for sessions?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapy uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
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.