Paula Lowden, LPC

Paula Lowden is an Oregon Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of experience helping people through major life shifts. She focuses on practical support for relationship strain, grief and loss, parenting stress, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Paula aims to make the first step feel manageable and encourages clients who are ready to begin.

Her approach centers on open, nonjudgmental conversation. She creates a space where people can name difficult feelings and look at what matters most to them. Paula listens for patterns that keep people stuck and helps find small, realistic steps forward.

Paula draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice hard thoughts while moving toward chosen values. She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the client's perspective and pace. Motivational interviewing and existential ideas shape how she supports decision making and the search for meaning during tough transitions.

Sessions often focus on concrete goals such as rebuilding confidence, managing caregiver stress, or navigating separation and divorce. Paula also helps people facing aging concerns, cancer-related stress, or the weight of family-of-origin issues. Her work frequently addresses guilt, shame, and questions of life purpose in midlife.

People describe her style as steady and respectful, aimed at making change feel doable. To begin, she suggests a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a first appointment to see how the fit feels.

How Paula’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. It can be useful for grief, low self-esteem, and coping with life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a accepting, nonjudgmental space where the client leads the conversation and the therapist reflects what is most important to them. That approach supports people who need to be heard and understood as they sort things out.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paula will collaborate with each person to see which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they set small, realistic goals and adjust the plan based on what feels helpful over time.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, or let someone keep meeting with a therapist while managing caregiving or health demands. Licensed professionals use similar techniques online as in person, and the focus remains on practical coping, relationship concerns, and midlife decisions rather than on any particular technology.