Monique Paulus , LCSW

Monique Paulus is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience. She practices in Idaho and helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. Her style is straightforward and focused on practical steps people can use right away.

Monique often supports people during major life changes. She helps with career stress, grief, relationship strains, and issues tied to identity and intimacy. She also addresses concerns like ADHD, compassion fatigue, and challenges linked to adoption or foster care.

Her approach mixes clear problem-solving with attention to past wounds. Sessions include goal setting, skill practice, and talking through triggers from earlier trauma. She uses methods that help people change unhelpful thoughts and find motivation to make different choices.

Monique has worked with veterans and first responders and is familiar with high-stress jobs. She also supports those navigating nontraditional sexual cultures and people coping with blended family dynamics. Her focus is on meeting each person where they are and moving at a pace that feels manageable.

She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in Arizona and Montana as well as practicing in Idaho. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session according to availability.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Monique uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is practical and works well for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching skills you can use between sessions.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. This approach is useful for addictions, ambivalence about change, and building the motivation to try new behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust based on each person's goals and how they respond. This is a collaborative process where client preferences guide the plan.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and text let people check in more flexibly throughout the week. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep progress moving forward.