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Paula Corano, LMFT

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish and Portuguese
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About Paula

Paula Corano is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 83322) practicing in California with 15 years of clinical experience. She trained in clinical psychology and has built a practice that emphasizes strengths, empathy, and practical strategies to address life challenges.

Background and approach

Paula blends goal-focused work with compassionate support to help clients clarify priorities and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, depression, trauma and grief, intimacy issues, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar mood management, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Paula also works with issues related to adoption and foster care, attachment, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and communication problems. She values cross-cultural understanding and adapts her approach to respect each person’s background and circumstances.

Paula’s therapeutic style combines collaborative goal-setting, practical feedback, and an appreciation for clients’ resilience. She draws from several evidence-informed approaches to tailor sessions to individual needs, helping people navigate transitions, repair relationships, and build coping skills for lasting change.

Integrating relational and parts-focused work in online therapy

Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites clients to explore the different parts of their inner experience and to develop compassionate leadership from the Self, which can be useful for trauma, anxiety, and complex emotional patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relational patterns shape current connections and helps rebuild supported ways of relating that support healthier partnerships and family dynamics. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client’s perspective, offering empathic listening and acceptance while empowering people to set their own goals and grow at their pace.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Paula works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals and then integrates methods that fit those priorities. Over time she adjusts the plan as progress and new concerns emerge, keeping the client’s voice central in deciding what therapeutic direction to take.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, or mobility constraints. These formats support continuity of care and regular contact, allowing licensed professionals to deliver structured interventions, relational work, and skill-building exercises in ways that fit everyday life.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Paula work with?
She addresses a wide array of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, depression, trauma and grief, intimacy issues, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, bipolar, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is empathetic and goal-oriented, combining strengths-based support with practical feedback. She tailors methods to the client's needs using approaches such as Internal Family Systems, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, CBT, and EFT.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Paula brings 15 years of experience working with individuals, couples, children, and families to address functional impairment and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with the California license CA LMFT 83322 and practices in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Trauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Portuguese