Paula Arizola, LPC

Texas · 14 years in practice

Paula Arizola, LPC, helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes.

License and registration

LPC, Texas: 60705 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1073709184 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 14
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Paula

Paula Arizola, LPC, helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She frames the first step toward change as a brave choice and meets each person with steady support. Her approach centers on recognizing strengths and building on what already works in a person’s life.

With 14 years of work in Texas, Paula brings practical skills to common challenges. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name emotional patterns that get in the way of connection and healing.

Background and approach

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts, values, and coping skills. Sessions are conversational and focused on real-life problems. Paula listens closely and helps clients try small changes between meetings.

She encourages clear goals and practical steps that fit everyday schedules. Paula also pays attention to attachment and relationship history when that background matters to current struggles. That can include issues like abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, codependency, and communication problems.

She works with body image, eating-related issues, gender dysphoria, shame, and guilt with sensitivity to each person’s story. People can expect a calm, respectful space to talk things through and learn new ways of coping. Paula supports choices around progress rather than promising a specific outcome.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Paula lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Body image
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Eating and food-related issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Self-harm
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues

Approaches Paula names

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Online support

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and understand strong emotions and the ways those emotions affect relationships and self-view. Online sessions can use EFT techniques to name feelings and practice new emotional responses in real time. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches people to notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which helps with stress, anxiety, and motivation. In an online setting, ACT work often includes short exercises and values-based goal setting between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they shape current behavior; it can help with abandonment, attachment issues, and codependency by examining interaction patterns and building new ways of relating.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Paula will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether EFT, ACT, attachment work, or a mix of methods is best for the situation.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and emotional work, phone can be a lower-bandwidth option, and live chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins or times when writing feels easier. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep progress moving between sessions.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Paula address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on issues like abandonment, attachment, body image, codependency, and eating-related concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her sessions are conversational and down-to-earth. She helps clients find practical steps and builds on their existing strengths.

What kind of experience does she have?

She has 14 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns. That background informs a practical, skills-based approach.

What credentials and location apply?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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