Paula Sussman, LCSW
Licensed in Colorado · 30 years in practice
Paula Sussman is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people manage stress and life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, Colorado
- 991284 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1932470895 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
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About Paula
Paula Sussman is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people manage stress and life changes. She works with adults who are looking for clearer direction, calmer days, and stronger relationships. Her approach is warm and straightforward so conversations feel manageable even when topics are hard.
Paula listens for each person's strengths and builds on them. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual - values, goals, and small steps that make a difference.
Background and approach
She blends gentle humor with empathy to keep the work human and hopeful. Common concerns Paula addresses include anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and relationship struggles. She also supports people facing midlife change, caregiving strain, aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness or pain, and end-of-life planning conversations.
Practical problem solving and emotional support are both part of her work. Her style draws on client-centered methods, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to help people identify choices and move forward. Paula values diversity, equity, and inclusion and seeks to meet each person where they are.
She offers treatment across Colorado and typically meets with people by video, phone, chat, or messaging. Deciding on therapy can feel daunting. Paula invites prospective clients to ask questions and talk through scheduling options before starting.
Her focus is on helping people find manageable ways to improve daily life and reconnect to what matters.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Paula lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Paula names
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Online support
Practical approaches for online therapy and change
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person and their experience. The therapist listens without judgment and helps the individual identify what matters most and what strengths they already have. This approach is useful for rebuilding self-esteem, clarifying values, and navigating life transitions.Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons for change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to explore ambivalence and increase motivation for concrete steps. This method often helps with making difficult decisions or sticking to new habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. If a technique doesn't fit, adjustments are made together so sessions remain helpful and relevant.
Online formats offer practical benefits for busy or geographically spread people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing nonverbal cues matters. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, homework, or when writing feels easier than speaking. Together these options make it easier to fit therapy into a real-life schedule and keep momentum between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Paula commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes, along with related areas like caregiver stress and chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and practical, using empathy, gentle humor, and goal-focused conversations to help people find small, useful steps forward.
How much experience does she have?
Paula brings 30 years of clinical experience to her practice, working across a range of concerns and life stages.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - licensed in Colorado and practices with clients in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she use?
She meets with people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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