Pauleena Akers

Pauleena Akers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people facing big life changes and everyday stressors. She focuses on practical steps that make daily life feel more manageable. Pauleena speaks plainly and works with clients to set realistic goals and steady progress.

Her approach combines questioning unhelpful thoughts with offering new perspectives. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods to identify patterns that keep problems going. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help people notice feelings and respond rather than react.

Pauleena trained at Valdosta State University, earning a Master’s degree in Social Work in 2018, and received professional licensure in 2022. Before that she worked as a substance abuse counselor and has six years of clinical experience across inpatient and outpatient settings. She has also provided services for at-risk newborns, older adults, and adults in various care contexts.

She helps with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, sleep struggles, career shifts, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include compassion fatigue, ADHD, postpartum depression, and relationship communication challenges.

Pauleena aims to build a straightforward working relationship with each person. Sessions explore what matters to the client, test practical changes, and track small wins. Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented, with attention to values like forgiveness, gratitude, and self-acceptance.

How Pauleena’s approaches translate to online care

Pauleena uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and test unhelpful thoughts. That approach breaks problems into small, changeable steps and is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the client's goals and experiences and aims to create a respectful working relationship.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Sessions may blend techniques so the plan matches what the client needs at each stage.

Practical benefits of online therapy should be confirmed with the therapist before booking because session formats are not listed in the biography. In general, online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow follow-up conversations that keep momentum between sessions. It can also make brief check-ins simpler when a shorter contact is helpful. Ask about the available session formats and how they would fit into your routine before scheduling.