Paula D’Amore, LCSW

Paula D’Amore is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting strain, and life transitions. She focuses on building practical skills and clearer daily routines so clients can feel steadier. Paula writes plainly and keeps sessions warm and interactive to make change feel doable. Paula tailors each plan to the person in front of her. She uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and change unhelpful habits. Sessions mix skill practice, reflection, and small experiments to try between meetings. Her style is direct and compassionate. Paula encourages clients to test what works and leave what doesn’t. She aims to treat people how she would want to be treated and keeps a small caseload to focus on each person’s needs. Paula brings five years of clinical experience and holds LCSW credentials in Tennessee and Florida. That background includes helping people cope with grief, anger, relationship strain, caregiver stress, and issues around self-esteem and body image. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, burnout, and career or identity shifts. Practical matters are part of the work. Paula uses mindfulness to build awareness, motivational techniques to support change, and DBT-informed strategies for strong emotions. She checks messages during weekdays and aims to respond promptly, asking for patience when schedules require it.

Practical approaches for online care

Paula draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT work often involves short exercises, behavior experiments, and clear goals to reduce anxiety and improve mood.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy ideas for managing strong emotions and improving communication. DBT-informed skills teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better ways to ask for what you need.

Finding the best approach is a team effort. Paula works with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and daily life, and she adjusts techniques as progress is tracked. The focus is on what helps you function better day to day, not on labels or jargon.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to add flexibility. Video lets you work face to face when that helps learning new skills, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.