Paula Rainey, LPC

Paula Rainey is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience. She focuses on practical, goal-oriented work to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. Paula listens for strengths in each person and helps build skills that fit everyday life.

She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different responses. Paula also draws on attachment-based and mindfulness practices to strengthen relationships with self and others and to reduce distress in the body and mind. Her approach is straightforward and down-to-earth; sessions are focused on what will make life feel better between visits.

Paula often supports people dealing with anger, self-esteem struggles, panic, and worries about career or life purpose. She also works with concerns such as abandonment, communication problems, and responses to disaster or first responder stress. She helps people process trauma, guilt, shame, and complicated grief in steady, step-by-step ways.

Conversations tend to blend practical tools with exploration of patterns that repeat in relationships. Paula helps clients set small, achievable goals and practices for daily life. Over time she helps people track change, adjust goals, and build confidence in handling hard moments.

Paula practices in Mississippi and holds an MS and LPC credential. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged in formats that fit a client's schedule and needs.

How Paula's Approaches Work Online

Paula uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding. CBT can be useful for anxiety, panic, low mood, and stress by focusing on practical steps and experiments that fit daily life.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotions. This helps people improve communication, reduce loneliness, and understand repeated relationship patterns. Mindfulness techniques are used alongside these approaches to build awareness of body sensations and emotion so difficult moments feel more manageable.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She reviews what helps and adjusts plans over time so therapy stays useful and relevant.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice and feedback. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text work well for short updates, homework, or when someone prefers written communication. These options aim to make regular work on goals more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.