Pauline Arquero-Canlas , LMHC

Pauline Arquero-Canlas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York. She brings four years of clinical experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, self-esteem, and life changes. She speaks English and Tagalog and aims to make therapy approachable and straightforward.

Pauline focuses on helping people manage relationship strain, parenting stress, and career concerns. She also addresses family problems, communication struggles, and feelings of isolation or shame. In sessions she uses plain language and listens for what matters most to each person.

Her work draws on practical tools from cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness, paired with a client-centered way of meeting people where they are. That means she helps clients notice thought patterns, try small behavior changes, and practice calming skills. She also uses emotionally-focused ideas when relationships or attachment come up.

Pauline often supports people dealing with trauma, panic, chronic illness or pain, and difficult life transitions. She will talk through coping strategies, pacing, and goal-setting in ways that fit daily routines. The tone in sessions is respectful and nonjudgmental.

People who choose Pauline can expect clear communication about goals and steps to take between meetings. She frames progress as small, steady changes rather than instant fixes. For English or Tagalog speakers in New York, her style aims to be collaborative and practical.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. In online sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they hear, and helps set goals that feel relevant to daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, works by identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. CBT exercises can be practiced between sessions and reviewed over video or messaging. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name feelings in relationships and attachment patterns, which can be useful for worries about connection, abandonment, or communication.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Pauline will talk with clients about their needs, preferences, and goals and then suggest which methods to try first. She adapts the work as therapy unfolds so the approach fits the person's pace and situation.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for longer sessions and visual cues, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief updates or homework between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or health-related schedules while keeping continuity of care.