Paula Green

Paula Green is a licensed counselor with twenty years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, family conflict, and major life transitions. Paula aims to make the first step feel manageable for people who are worried or uncertain about reaching out.

She draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help clients slow down and notice what matters in the moment. Paula also uses Client-Centered methods to build a respectful, listening relationship. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques are used to teach practical skills for handling strong emotions and upsetting thoughts.

Her background includes work in clinics and private practice and long-term roles supporting people affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. She spent a decade working in a domestic violence shelter and with domestic violence courts, and she has provided child sexual abuse prevention training.

More recently, Paula worked with St. Luke's Center for Neurobehavioral Medicine. There she counseled children and families in outpatient care and in an intensive partial hospitalization program for eight years. That work involved helping people who needed consistent support during difficult times.

Paula describes her approach as collaborative and practical. She listens first, then helps set small goals and skills people can use between sessions. Her credentials are LCPC and LPCC and she practices in New Mexico. If a reader wants to start, Paula asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How mindful and skills-based approaches fit into online work

Paula uses Mindfulness Therapy to help people slow down, notice the present moment, and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness practices can help with anxiety, stress, and managing difficult memories by teaching simple attention and breathing techniques.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and building a supportive relationship. That approach helps people feel heard and safe enough to try new ways of coping. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and to develop concrete strategies for shifting thoughts and behaviors related to mood and anxiety.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Paula will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide whether mindfulness, CBT, or a mix of methods best fits the person’s needs.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography did not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people keep continuity of care if they move between locations or are connecting with a New Mexico-based licensed professional from another place.