- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Paula
Paula Fowler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who practices from Tennessee. She brings six years of clinical experience to her work and focuses on parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, and related challenges. Paula speaks English and uses straightforward, practical guidance in sessions.
Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions are conversational and focused on what the parent wants to change. Paula listens for strengths and then helps shape steps that feel doable for everyday life.
Background and approach
She avoids jargon and explains ideas in plain language. Paula often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She pairs that with Solution-Focused Therapy to build small, forward-moving goals and with Motivational Interviewing to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change.
These methods are used together to address mood, stress, parenting pressures, and coping during life transitions. In practical terms Paula helps parents and individuals manage anger, work through grief, handle compassion fatigue, and navigate career or relationship concerns. She also supports people dealing with ADHD symptoms, caregiver stress, end-of-life matters, and medical-related decision making.
Her approach emphasizes short-term, goal-oriented work when that fits the client’s needs. Paula invites a collaborative pace. She will help clients choose strategies, try them out, and adjust as needed.
The focus stays on clear steps that can be used between sessions to reduce stress and improve day-to-day functioning.
What Paula works with
Everything Paula lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Paula helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Paula lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Paula’s Approaches Work Online
Paula uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes that can reduce anxiety and low mood. CBT is useful for stress, depression, and many day-to-day problems.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy, which focuses on practical goals and building on what already works. This approach is helpful when clients want short-term direction and concrete next steps. Motivational Interviewing is used to draw out a person’s own reasons for change and to strengthen commitment when motivation feels stuck.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Paula will discuss options, try methods that match a client’s goals, and adjust as progress is made. She aims to be collaborative and responsive to each person’s needs and preferences.
Online work with Paula is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and messaging formats allow quick check-ins or ongoing support between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around parenting schedules, work, and caregiving responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Paula
What kinds of concerns does Paula address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, parenting issues, relationship and family matters, trauma and abuse, anger, career changes, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions are conversational, practical, and focused on identifying small, doable steps toward a person’s goals.
What background and experience does she bring?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and has six years of clinical experience working with a range of issues across health and life transitions.
Where is Paula licensed and based?
She is a Tennessee LCSW and practices from Tennessee.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she see clients outside the United States?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client’s preference.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
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