Paula Odom , LCSW

Paula Odom is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 6 years of clinical experience supporting youth, individuals, and families. Her work spans a wide range of concerns, including stress and anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, parenting and blended family issues, addictions, relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, anger, and career-related stress. She also focuses on adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, caregiver stress, multicultural concerns, and the effects of prejudice and discrimination.

Paula brings a warm, interactive counseling style that emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She has experience helping people who have endured emotional and physical trauma as well as those coping with trauma linked to inequity and oppression in everyday and workplace settings. Her clinical toolkit draws on client-centered principles, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing, which she adapts to fit each person’s needs.

Conversations and treatment plans are tailored collaboratively to reflect an individual’s goals and life context. Paula aims to support and empower people taking steps toward greater well-being and more fulfilling relationships, offering practical guidance and emotional support throughout the therapeutic process.

Approaches and Online Care with Paula Odom

Paula Odom integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) into her online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship and helps people explore their values and goals so they can find their own path forward. CBT is a practical, skills-based approach that identifies unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches tools to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. DBT offers strategies for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially useful for intense emotions and relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Paula works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors sessions and treatment plans so that therapy feels relevant and doable for everyday life.

Online therapy makes it possible to engage in this work through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or geographic distance. Licensed professionals can deliver evidence-informed interventions in these formats, allowing clients to access consistent support and practical skills from wherever they are.