Paula D’Amore , LCSW

Paula D’Amore is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and low self-esteem. She practices in Tennessee and aims to create a straightforward, compassionate space where clients can talk about what matters most to them. Paula keeps her caseload small so she can give careful attention to each person she sees.

Paula uses common-sense strategies that people can try between sessions. She encourages self-awareness and simple mindfulness skills to help notice reactions and change unhelpful habits. Sessions are collaborative and practical, with a focus on what works for each individual person.

Her background includes five years of clinical experience supporting people through grief, life changes, and relationship and family concerns. Paula also works with clients facing career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles, and challenges with boundaries and communication. She blends goal-focused exercises with supportive conversation.

Paula draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness practices, and Motivational Interviewing to shape treatment plans. She tailors techniques to fit each client’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. Paula invites clients to test what helps and keep the tools that feel useful.

Practical matters are handled clearly. Paula communicates by messages several times per day Monday through Friday and asks for patience when responses take longer. She frames therapy as an investment in wellbeing and encourages small, steady steps toward change.

Therapeutic approaches for online work

Paula often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors that reduce stress and anxiety. CBT breaks problems into small, manageable steps and gives practical exercises that can be practiced between sessions.

She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. DBT tools can help when feelings feel overwhelming or relationships are strained, and they are useful for daily coping.

Choosing the right approach is a shared decision. Paula works with clients to weigh goals, preferences, and the issues at hand, and then adjusts techniques as progress is made. The process is collaborative and adaptable rather than fixed.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls need less bandwidth, live chat can work for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and to continue work even when schedules change.