Pauline Arquero-Canlas, LMHC - Therapist in New York

About Pauline

Pauline Arquero-Canlas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York. She draws on four years of clinical work to help people facing stress, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, and major life changes. She also addresses relationship and family topics, plus career-related challenges.

Pauline speaks English and Tagalog, and she aims to make first steps feel manageable for someone reaching out. Pauline shapes sessions around each person’s needs. She listens first, then suggests practical steps to try between meetings.

Background and approach

Her style mixes clear, hands-on strategies with listening that helps clients feel understood. Conversations are paced to each person’s comfort level so progress can build steadily. Her background includes training in several evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral tools and emotion-focused work.

She uses these techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, practice different responses, and improve emotional connection. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of her approach when they fit a client’s goals. People come to Pauline with a wide range of concerns, including attachment and abandonment themes, body image, chronic illness, communication problems, life transitions, and trauma-related symptoms.

She offers straightforward support for panic, post-traumatic stress, and problems linked to guilt, shame, or isolation. When someone decides to begin, Pauline helps set clear, practical goals and checks in on what’s working. She encourages small, sustainable steps and adjusts the plan as needed.

The aim is steady, useful change rather than quick fixes.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on being heard and understood; the therapist offers empathic listening and helps clients set their own goals. This approach is useful when someone needs a calm space to sort through feelings and decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice patterns in thoughts and behaviors and then try specific exercises to change them. CBT is often chosen for anxiety, panic, and stress because it gives clear steps to practice between sessions.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide whether to lean more on emotion-focused work, CBT, mindfulness practices, or a mix of methods that feels right for the client’s situation.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video and phone let people speak in real time, while live chat and texting can help those who prefer short, written check-ins. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and keep momentum between meetings by using the format that works best for the client.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Pauline help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationship and family matters, parenting, and career issues, along with related topics like panic, post-traumatic stress, and chronic illness.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then offers clear strategies such as thought-focused work and emotion-focused exercises to try between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of professional experience as a practicing counselor in New York.

What credentials and location should I know about?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, NY LMHC 014173, and she practices in New York.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Tagalog.

What session formats are available?

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

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with Pauline?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 4 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English, Tagalog

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