Paula Rosenfeld

Paula Rosenfeld is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 29 years of experience. She helps people who are weighed down by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, mood shifts, and major life changes. Paula aims to create a welcoming and affirming space and meets clients where they are. Her work often focuses on everyday struggles like isolation, social anxiety, panic, and post-traumatic stress. She also supports people dealing with divorce and separation, caregiver stress, workplace pressures, and the practical strains of aging or blended family arrangements. Paula listens for patterns that show up in relationships, such as attachment concerns, abandonment fears, or recurring guilt and shame. Paula uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a client-centered style. Sessions prioritize clear goals, steady pacing, and practical steps someone can try between meetings. She emphasizes collaboration so each person helps shape the work and decides what feels useful. She identifies as affirming of LGBTQ+ people and offers a secular, progressive perspective. That means she honors diverse identities and beliefs while keeping the focus on the client’s values and goals. Her approach is gentle but direct when needed. People who choose Paula often want a calm, steady guide through painful changes. She helps clients build resilience, clarify priorities, and practice new ways of relating to themselves and others. Paula aims to help people find greater ease and authenticity over time.

Approaches and how online therapy can help

Paula’s practice emphasizes evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people manage distress and rebuild daily life. One approach she uses focuses on building practical coping skills for anxiety and panic, teaching breath work, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to reduce avoidance. This helps people feel steadier in stressful moments and reclaim routines that anxiety can disrupt.

Another common strand of her work addresses trauma and attachment patterns by helping people name painful memories, notice how those memories shape expectations, and try new behaviors in relationships. This kind of work supports people recovering from abuse, dissociation, or repeated relationship hurt and can reduce repeating old patterns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Paula works with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and pace. She reviews options and adjusts the plan as progress and needs evolve.

The therapist’s biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online therapy helpful because it can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and let sessions fit around work or caregiving. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or conversations without video when that feels better. Ask about the format that best fits your routine when you schedule.