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Paige Achten, LCSW

  • Experience8 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Paige

Paige Achten is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas who works with adults facing anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She brings eight years of clinical experience and a background in healthcare, including work with geriatric patients and caregivers, which informs a gentle, strengths-based perspective. Therapy with Paige emphasizes collaboration: clients set goals and determine the pace while she supports progress with practical skills and empathic presence.

Her approach blends evidence-based methods with mindfulness and acceptance practices to address emotional and behavioral concerns such as stress, relationship strains, sleep difficulties, parenting challenges, and compassion fatigue. Paige commonly uses Internal Family Systems-informed ideas alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other relational methods to help clients understand internal parts, change unhelpful thinking patterns, and strengthen coping.

She aims to be a calming, approachable clinician who values humor and human connection while attending to both mind and body in the therapeutic process.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Paige integrates Internal Family Systems-informed work and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to guide many online sessions. Internal Family Systems helps people explore the different parts of themselves - for example protective or wounded parts - so they can build internal cooperation and compassion. ACT emphasizes clarity about values and practical steps toward a meaningful life, which is useful for addressing anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist collaborates with each client to determine what methods fit best. Together they review goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques, adjusting focus over time so treatment stays aligned with what the client needs and wants.

Online therapy with Paige is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to attend sessions from home, check in between visits, and use communication methods that feel most helpful for ongoing progress.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Paige works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, bipolar symptoms, relationship and family problems, parenting and sleep concerns, and compassion fatigue.
What is Paige's therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and strengths-focused, combining empathic listening with practical skills and mindfulness-based techniques to help clients reach self-determined goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience, including work in healthcare settings with geriatric patients and caregivers, and a caseload that spans young adults to older adults.
What credentials and location are associated with this clinician?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with the credential TX LCSW 66833 and practices from Texas.
Does she offer services in languages other than English or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for remote care?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different communication preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services operate on a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English