Paula Rovik

Paula Rovik is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 18 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. Paula aims to make the first steps feel manageable and straightforward for worried parents and adults.

She spends sessions listening and asking practical questions to clarify what matters most. Paula adapts her approach to each person instead of using a one-size-fits-all plan. She works with concerns such as body image, attachment and abandonment wounds, and problems with control or communication.

Paula also supports people dealing with caregiver strain, pregnancy and childbirth stress, financial pressures, and life transitions like divorce and separation. She brings nearly two decades of experience helping people process guilt, shame, and isolation. She has worked with clients from varied multicultural backgrounds and across a wide age range.

Therapy methods Paula uses include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior tools, emotionally focused strategies, and elements of the Gottman Method for relationship concerns. In sessions she focuses on building self-worth, improving communication skills, and repairing connection after loss or conflict.

Paula practices in Washington and conducts sessions in English. She aims to create a welcoming space where personal values, including Christian faith preferences, are respected while helping people move toward clearer goals and steadier daily life.

Approaches that guide online work and progress

Paula combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and emotionally focused ideas to guide therapy. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and helping people find their own answers, useful for building self-worth and clarifying values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions, and offers practical tools to change unhelpful patterns that drive anxiety or low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and process emotions to rebuild connection and reduce isolation.

Finding the best approach is part of the process. Paula treats this as a collaboration that starts with understanding your goals and daily life. She will talk through options and try strategies together so the work fits what you need and what feels manageable.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified here. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when days are tight. If you prefer a particular session setup, confirm current options when you schedule so the format matches your needs.