Paula Mardit, LPC

Paula Mardit is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, career concerns, parenting struggles, and ADHD. She works with adolescents aged 12 and older and with adults. Paula aims to help clients who are coping with grief, trauma, relationship strain, sleep or eating problems, anger, low self-esteem, and life changes.

Paula uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-oriented therapy to focus on thinking patterns and everyday habits that affect how people feel and act. Sessions emphasize clear, achievable goals and small changes clients can try between meetings.

Her background includes a Bachelor of Science in Special Education from Wayne State University and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Oakland University. That combination gives her extra perspective on ADHD, autism spectrum concerns, learning differences, and cognitive impairment when relevant to a client’s situation.

At the first appointment Paula invites clients to share as much as they like and to set goals together. She says it’s fine if someone is unsure what they want at first - finding the focus is part of the work. Appointments are available on weekdays, some evenings up to 8pm Eastern, and select weekend times between 9am and 2pm Eastern.

Paula brings about 20 years of counseling experience to her practice. She aims to help clients notice unhelpful thought patterns and everyday habits, then build simple tools to manage symptoms and make daily life easier.

How therapeutic approaches and online care fit together

Paula commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns. This approach breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and it teaches small, practical skills to shift everyday habits that keep problems going.

She also uses solution-oriented therapy to focus on immediate, achievable goals. That work looks at what is already working for a person, then builds on those strengths to create quick, testable steps toward improvement.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss options with each person, weigh goals and preferences, and adapt methods over time. Clients and the therapist work together to decide what helps most in real life rather than sticking rigidly to a single method.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people meet from different locations in Michigan. Licensed professionals can use online work to practice the same cognitive and solution-focused techniques they use in person, with attention to what works best for each client.