About Paula
Paula Christian-Stallworth is a licensed professional counselor with 27 years of experience. She works with adults facing addiction, trauma, relationship strain, anxiety, depression, grief, and career or life-purpose questions. Paula aims to make therapy practical and straightforward.
She helps people find clearer next steps and rebuild their confidence. Her style is direct and respectful. Sessions focus on the client’s goals and day-to-day life.
She uses listening, guided conversation, and tools from evidence-based approaches to help people change patterns and cope better.
How Paula works
Paula has a long history supporting people through substance use and process addictions, domestic violence recovery, sexual assault healing, and hospice and end-of-life issues. She also addresses blended family problems, communication breakdowns, divorce and separation stresses, and multicultural concerns. Her work includes helping with anger, self-harm thoughts, forgiveness, and rebuilding self-love.
She draws on client-centered methods to center each person’s experience, and on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are used to build present-moment awareness and strengthen motivation for change. Existential ideas help when people are reevaluating meaning and purpose.
Paula holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential and practices in Colorado. Sessions are offered in English and arranged through an online matching process. Therapy can be scheduled in formats that fit a person’s routine and needs.
Paula lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Paula works with
The areas below are the ones Paula selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 27 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
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Online support options
How Paula’s approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy centers the person’s own priorities and experience. In practice this means the therapist listens, reflects, and follows the client’s lead to set goals that matter to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and trying specific changes; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep people stuck.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Paula will work with each client to determine which methods feel most helpful based on goals, history, and preferences. She may combine techniques and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins and flexible ways to process between sessions. These options offer practical flexibility so people can maintain continuity of care while managing work, travel, or caregiving demands.
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A practical next step
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