Paula Rainey , LPC

Paula Rainey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi. She draws on 25 years of experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, depression, anger, and career concerns.

Paula believes people know their own stories and bring strengths into therapy. She aims to support and empower clients as they take steps toward change. Her approach emphasizes collaboration and practical tools rather than telling people what to do.

In sessions she combines attachment-based work with trauma-focused methods and cognitive-behavioral ideas. That mix helps people understand relationship patterns, process difficult memories, and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing to build present-moment awareness and strengthen motivation for change.

Paula has worked across many settings during her career and has helped people cope with issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, panic, and post-traumatic stress. She also supports people dealing with fertility challenges, first responder stress, grief from disasters, and multicultural concerns.

Therapy with Paula is focused on clear goals and small steps. Conversations often include practical exercises, new ways of seeing problems, and strategies to manage strong emotions. She works with each person to find what fits their life and needs.

Sessions are offered in English. Paula uses formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to make counseling more accessible for varied schedules and day-to-day demands.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care

Paula uses attachment-based approaches to help people notice and change patterns in their close relationships, especially how early bonds affect present behavior and feelings. That work often focuses on building safer, more reliable ways of relating to others.

She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process painful memories and reduce their hold on daily life. This approach breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches skills to tolerate intense emotions and intrusive memories.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Paula works with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She checks in regularly and adapts techniques as the work unfolds, so the plan evolves with progress and feedback.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text can fit quick check-ins or ongoing support, and messaging allows short updates between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for different schedules, quieter surroundings, and people who prefer not to be on camera.