Therapist profile
Paula Soria, LMHC
Washington
LMHC in Washington - Stress and Anxiety
Continue with PaulaWhere Paula stands
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Washington / LH00006934
- NPI
- 1417215682
- Experience
- 24 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- Washington
About
- Grief support
- Parenting concerns
- Codependency topics
About Paula
Paula Soria is a Washington state Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 24 years of professional experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem challenges, and depression. Paula speaks English and Spanish and draws on a long clinical history to help individuals navigate difficult moments.
She focuses on clear, practical conversation. Sessions look at what is most pressing in day-to-day life and at patterns that keep problems repeating. Paula listens for the ways people-pleasing, control issues, or family-of-origin problems affect choices and relationships. She also addresses codependency concerns and caregiver stress when they come up.
Her approach is straightforward. Paula helps people break large problems into manageable steps. That can mean practicing how to say no, learning ways to calm panic, or planning healthier responses to criticism. She aims to keep work focused and relevant to what a person can use between sessions.
Paula has supported clients through immigration stress, body image struggles, eating and food-related issues, and aging or geriatric challenges. She also works with mood disorders, panic attacks, and the fallout from family problems. Her experience includes multicultural concerns and helping people cope with jealousy or dependent personality patterns.
People can expect conversations about practical choices, short-term strategies, and longer-term changes in how they relate to others. To begin, she asks about the current situation, what matters most to the client, and what small steps feel doable next.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Paula works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize clear skills and problem-solving. One common approach focuses on learning practical coping skills for anxiety and panic, such as short grounding exercises and stepwise exposure to feared situations. These practices help reduce the intensity of panic attacks and make daily routines more manageable.Another approach centers on improving communication and boundary-setting. This involves role-playing brief conversations, rehearsing ways to say no, and mapping out small behavioral experiments to test new responses. That work can be useful for people who notice persistent people-pleasing or control issues in relationships.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Paula treats the choice of approach as collaborative and adaptable. She will discuss goals, try techniques that fit the client's preferences, and adjust plans based on what is working and what is not.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Please check current session options when you schedule. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time so work or caregiving duties are easier to balance.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Washington
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting issues, low self-esteem, and depression. Additional focus areas include codependency, caregiver stress, body image, eating-related issues, and family-of-origin problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is direct and practical. Sessions focus on concrete steps, coping skills, and changing repeating patterns that cause distress.
How much experience does she have?
She has 24 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with individual clients.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in Washington and practices with that credential.
Can I work with her in my preferred language?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she take clients from other countries?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.