Paula Corano, LMFT

Paula Corano is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in California. She has 15 years of experience and uses a strengths-based approach to help people manage stress, relationship difficulties, anxiety, grief, and other life challenges. Paula speaks English and Portuguese and brings respect for cultural differences to her work.

Paula trained at Pepperdine University where she earned a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. She also completed certification to provide Parent-Child Interaction Therapy through the University of California, Davis. Over her career she has worked with individuals, parents, and couples on practical behavior and communication changes.

Her style combines empathy with clear goals. Sessions focus on defining what matters, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, and practicing different ways of responding. She offers direct, practical feedback alongside emotional support.

Paula has specific experience supporting people dealing with trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and parenting stress. She also helps with intimacy-related issues, abandonment concerns, blended family challenges, and caregiving strain. Her background includes work with grief, depression, panic, and adjustment after major life changes.

Therapy with Paula often blends attachment-informed ideas, cognitive behavior strategies, and client-centered conversation. She aims to help people notice patterns that cause pain and try new behaviors that lead to relief. Paula values collaboration and works with each person to set realistic, step-by-step goals.

Approaches that guide online work

Attachment-based ideas focus on how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach looks at how people connect, how they respond when feeling threatened, and what helps repair closeness. It can be useful for relationship strains and intimacy-related issues.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. It breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches practical skills for anxiety, panic, depression, and coping with major life changes.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and understanding the person’s goals. The therapist supports clients in finding their own solutions and moves at a pace the client sets.

Choosing the best approach is collaborative. Paula will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they try approaches and adjust based on what produces useful changes.

Confirm current session options before booking, since format details are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also let someone join a session when arranging in-person meetings would be difficult. Licensed professionals, including therapists, can help decide which session rhythm and approach suit each person’s life and goals.