Beverly Pautz , LCSW

Beverly Pautz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Wisconsin with more than 22 years of experience across a range of social work settings. Her background includes work in employee assistance programs, outpatient counseling, and sexual abuse treatment, and she draws on that breadth of experience to address concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting, workplace issues, and caregiver stress. She is known for an empathetic, warm, and interactive counseling style, and she approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while avoiding stigmatizing labels.

Her clinical work combines cognitive-behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy, and she adapts sessions and treatment plans to the specific needs of each individual. As an LCSW - a clinical social work license that denotes advanced training and supervised clinical experience - she focuses on practical strategies and collaborative problem solving that support change and resilience. Beverly aims to empower people navigating life transitions and difficult emotions by tailoring interventions to their goals and strengths, offering guidance that is both supportive and results-oriented.

Approaches and Online Support with Cognitive and Solution-Focused Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is often used to address conditions like anxiety, depression, stress, and problems with coping by teaching practical skills and structured strategies to manage symptoms and build resilience.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes clients' strengths and goals, concentrating on what is working and on small, achievable steps toward change. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, career challenges, coping with life transitions, and situations where concrete problem solving and hopefulness are priorities.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Beverly draws on these methods and works with each person to determine which techniques and goals best match their needs, preferences, and circumstances, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow clients to connect with licensed professionals and therapists from home or other convenient locations, making it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care when life gets busy.