Paula Lowden, LPC - Therapist in Oregon

About Paula

Paula Lowden is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on issues around relationships, grief, parenting, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental space for someone feeling stuck or overwhelmed. Paula speaks plainly and helps people take small, clear steps forward when life feels uncertain.

Her approach centers on listening first and working together to set practical goals. She draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts without being ruled by them.

Background and approach

Client-Centered Therapy informs her style, which emphasizes respect for each person's pace and perspective. Paula has 14 years of professional experience in counseling and brings that background to each session. She has supported people facing grief, major life transitions, self-doubt, and relationship strain.

She also has focused experience related to aging, cancer, caregiver stress, and midlife concerns. Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters to the person in front of her. Paula uses Motivational Interviewing techniques when people want help finding direction or increasing motivation.

Existential ideas help guide conversations about meaning, values, and life purpose. Paula is licensed in Oregon as an LPC, license number OR LPC C4085. Sessions are offered in English and are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and then schedules a session.

How Paula’s Approaches Work Online

Paula uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting those experiences dictate their choices. ACT focuses on identifying values and taking small, consistent steps toward them, which can help with grief, life changes, and motivation issues.

She also practices Client-Centered Therapy, which means sessions are led by each person’s concerns and pace. This approach is about listening closely, reflecting what is said, and creating an environment where someone can speak honestly about relationships, parenting, or self-worth.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they choose or combine methods and adjust as needed so the work fits daily life and current struggles.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules and to keep continuity through transitions. The variety of options supports different needs - longer conversations by video or phone, and shorter check-ins via chat or text.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Paula address?

She focuses on relationships, grief, parenting, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related areas such as caregiver stress, divorce, and midlife issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is conversational and nonjudgmental, blending Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to meet individual needs.

How much experience does she have?

She brings 14 years of professional counseling experience to her work with clients.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Oregon with license number OR LPC C4085.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people from other countries work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How is cost handled and how do I begin?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Grief
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 14 years
Licensed: Oregon
Languages: English

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