Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
How Paula works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Paula
Paula Lawrence is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois with 16 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy concerns, anger, and major life transitions. Paula aims to make first steps feel manageable for people who are unsure where to begin.
She creates a direct and open space where people can talk about what matters. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on skills that can ease hard moments.
Background and approach
Paula keeps language simple and actionable so clients can try things between sessions. Paula often helps people work through problems with communication, attachment, control, impulsivity, and mood concerns. She also supports those facing financial stress, midlife questions, and issues related to military service.
Her background includes work with domestic violence and some mood and obsessive-compulsive concerns. Sessions aim to break large problems into small, doable steps. Paula listens for patterns that feed stress and anger, then practices new reactions and calmer responses together.
The goal is more control over daily life and clearer decisions about next steps. If someone is ready to begin, she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time. Therapy uses formats that fit busy lives, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
What Paula works with
Everything Paula lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Paula's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
Practical approaches for online anger and stress work
Paula uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on skills people can practice. One common approach emphasizes learning calming and coping skills to reduce reactivity in stressful moments, teaching breathing, grounding, and moment-to-moment choices that interrupt angry responses. Another approach focuses on communication and attachment patterns, helping people notice relational triggers, practice clearer requests, and rebuild trust in interactions.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Paula works with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their life, and adjust strategies if something isn’t helping. She helps set small, measurable steps so progress is visible and practical work continues between sessions.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video allows face-to-face work and skill demonstrations, phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, chat can support quick problem-solving, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Paula
What kinds of concerns does Paula address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy concerns, anger, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like communication problems and mood concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is direct and practical, with simple language and hands-on skills people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Paula has 16 years of professional experience in counseling and related work.
Where is Paula licensed and based?
She holds an Illinois LCPC credential and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she use?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.