Paula Lister

Paula Lister is an LPC with 30 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and loneliness. She speaks plain, straightforwardly, and focuses on supporting people as they take the first steps toward feeling better. Paula frames clients as the experts on their own lives and works alongside them to build on strengths.

Paula uses practical conversations to help people manage anxiety and cope with loss. She listens for what matters most and helps break problems into manageable steps. Sessions explore patterns that keep someone stuck and identify small changes that make daily life easier.

Her background includes decades of work with trauma, family conflict, and addictions. That experience shapes a steady, calm approach when issues feel overwhelming. Paula also brings understanding around chronic illness, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and intimacy-related struggles.

People often come to her for help with sleep problems, panic, mood shifts, and communication challenges. She supports those navigating identity and LGBT questions, and those working on self-love and women’s issues. Her goal is to help people find clearer options and move toward more satisfying connections.

Paula is licensed in Oklahoma as an LPC. She offers sessions in English and asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin. To get started, select the Start Therapy button and follow the prompts to schedule according to her availability.

How proven techniques translate to online care

Paula draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and coping. One common approach she uses helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of responding to anxiety and mood swings; this approach teaches specific skills for calming and rearranging daily routines. Another approach emphasizes processing responses to trauma and loss by pacing difficult memories and building safety and grounding skills to reduce overwhelm.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Paula views clients as experts in their own lives and will work together to match methods to your goals, needs, and comfort level. She checks in regularly and adjusts the work as progress and circumstances evolve.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during short breaks. It also makes it possible to continue care when health or mobility concerns make in-person visits harder. Therapists and licensed professionals commonly use these advantages to help people sustain regular work on stress, loneliness, grief, and relationship challenges.