- Person-centered care
- Practical coping skills
- Affirming approach
About Paula
Paula Fuentes is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, trauma, parenting concerns, and issues around self esteem. Paula aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental setting where people feel heard and respected.
Paula works in a straightforward, person-centered way. Sessions often start by listening to what feels most urgent and building small, practical steps from there. She emphasizes clear communication and self-compassion while helping people develop day-to-day skills for managing strong emotions.
Her practice includes attention to sexuality and gender topics, including kink and alternative relationship structures. Paula supports people navigating gender dysphoria, fertility challenges, separation and divorce, and family of origin concerns. She also helps with patterns like codependency, impulsivity, jealousy, and guilt.
Paula integrates several approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses client-centered listening alongside tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Mindfulness and emotionally-focused work also appear when they suit a person's goals.
People who come to Paula often want practical strategies and a collaborative plan rather than abstract theory. She helps clients name what matters, try new ways of coping, and track small changes over time. To begin, people use the site’s Start Therapy steps to match and schedule sessions.
Paula works in a straightforward, person-centered way. Sessions often start by listening to what feels most urgent and building small, practical steps from there. She emphasizes clear communication and self-compassion while helping people develop day-to-day skills for managing strong emotions.
Her practice includes attention to sexuality and gender topics, including kink and alternative relationship structures. Paula supports people navigating gender dysphoria, fertility challenges, separation and divorce, and family of origin concerns. She also helps with patterns like codependency, impulsivity, jealousy, and guilt.
Paula integrates several approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses client-centered listening alongside tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Mindfulness and emotionally-focused work also appear when they suit a person's goals.
People who come to Paula often want practical strategies and a collaborative plan rather than abstract theory. She helps clients name what matters, try new ways of coping, and track small changes over time. To begin, people use the site’s Start Therapy steps to match and schedule sessions.