- Addictions
- Family patterns
- CBT and DBT
About Paula
Paula Schneider is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 20 years of experience. She works with adults facing addictions, eating concerns, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and family of origin issues. Paula also helps people who are supporting loved ones with substance use or eating disorders.
Her background includes work in 12-step settings and therapeutic communities alongside outpatient practice. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), client-centered and attachment-based approaches, and elements of motivational interviewing. Paula draws on a long career with both individuals and loved ones affected by these issues.
Paula’s style is interactive and goal-focused. She asks clients what they want to change and helps set clear, achievable steps. Sessions include reflection, honest feedback, and skill-building for handling strong emotions, relationship patterns, and difficult conversations.
Many people come to her wanting to understand how their family of origin shaped their choices and relationships. Paula will look at patterns from childhood that still affect daily life and help clients try new ways of relating. She often addresses communication problems, codependency, commitment issues, and control struggles.
She also works with concerns around body image, eating and food-related issues, and substance use, combining practical strategies with attention to attachment and relationship dynamics. Paula encourages self-understanding and self-acceptance while offering direct, thoughtful guidance.
How Paula’s approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and early connection patterns. It helps people notice how past bonds shape current reactions and rebuild clearer ways of relating. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and the client's own goals. It supports people who want to be heard and to lead the pace of change. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behaviors.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Paula will talk with clients about their needs and goals and suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and preferences emerge.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from quieter surroundings without travel. These practical benefits can help people stick with the work and apply skills to everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with addictions, eating concerns, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting issues, and family of origin problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses an interactive, goal-focused approach with reflection, honest feedback, and skill-building exercises to address patterns and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with individuals and people supporting loved ones through addiction and eating issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Florida and practices with those location details in mind.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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