Paula D’Amore

Paula D’Amore is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people cope with major life changes and everyday stress. She offers a calm, direct approach that aims to make short-term struggles feel manageable. Paula writes straightforward plans and checks in regularly to make sure sessions match each person’s needs.

Paula draws on five years of clinical experience across settings in Tennessee and Florida. She uses practical tools to address anxiety, depression, parenting stress, grief, anger, and self-esteem. She often helps clients who are juggling caregiving demands, career transitions, or the strain of relationship and family challenges.

Her style is warm, interactive, and down-to-earth. Paula encourages people to notice their habits and reactions, then try small changes to see what helps. She emphasizes self-awareness and mindfulness as steps toward lasting shifts in behavior and mood.

Sessions are tailored to what each person wants to work on. Paula keeps a deliberately small caseload so she can focus on meaningful progress rather than quick fixes. She invites people to test tools, keep what works, and leave the rest.

Paula believes the relationship you have with yourself is the most important one. She reminds clients that caring for emotional health is as practical as caring for physical health, and that consistent effort now can pay off later.

How Paula Uses Evidence-Based Methods Online

Paula uses practical, evidence-based approaches to help people manage daily stress and bigger life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change moods and actions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving tolerance for distress, and strengthening interpersonal skills.

Figuring out the best approach is a collaborative process. Paula will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques from these approaches so clients can try small experiments between sessions and adjust as needed.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people practice skills in real-life settings between meetings. The therapist will discuss practical scheduling and match the format to what will help you meet your goals.