About Pauleena
Pauleena Akers helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck find clearer footing. She offers a calm, straightforward style and works with clients on stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. Pauleena is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and also holds Clinical Social Worker (CSW) credentials in Georgia.
She uses practical tools to question unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Sessions often include goal-setting, thought work from cognitive behavioral therapy, and grounding exercises drawn from mindfulness.
How Pauleena works
Motivational interviewing helps people move from thinking about change to taking small steps toward it. Pauleena earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice in 2014 and a Master of Social Work from Valdosta State University in 2018. She began her helping career as a substance abuse counselor and later provided social services across inpatient and outpatient settings.
Her background includes work with adults, at-risk newborns, and geriatric clients. In sessions she talks plainly about coping skills like sleep routines, managing compassion fatigue, and reducing overwhelm. She also supports people dealing with life changes, grief, body image, postpartum mood concerns, and career stress.
Pauleena encourages self-acceptance, forgiveness, and practical routines that fit daily life. Outside of work she is married and has two elementary school aged daughters. She enjoys travel, reading, time outdoors, and trying new foods.
Her approach blends straightforward conversation with concrete steps clients can use between sessions.
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What Pauleena works with
The areas below are the ones Pauleena selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and building a plan around each person's goals. Online sessions give space for that personal conversation so the client sets the pace and priorities.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, then tests small changes to shift patterns. This approach works well online because thought records, behavioral experiments, and skill-building exercises travel easily between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Pauleena will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. That collaborative process makes it easier to decide whether CBT, mindfulness practices, or motivational interviewing fits best.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and teaching new skills. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let people get shorter, focused support between longer sessions and fit busy schedules. These options make it easier to keep momentum and practice changes in real life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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