- Stress and anxiety
- Work and career
- English and Tagalog
About Pauline
Pauline Arquero-Canlas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and life changes while paying close attention to relationships and work-related wellbeing. She speaks English and Tagalog and aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable.
Pauline draws on a mix of practical approaches to support everyday problems like low self-esteem, panic attacks, and family conflict. Sessions are intended to be collaborative - she listens first, then helps shape a plan that fits each person. Her style is direct but compassionate, with attention to what is most useful right now.
She also works with concerns such as abandonment and attachment issues, communication problems, body image, and grief around separation or divorce. Chronic pain, illness, and disability are included in her focus when these issues affect a person’s everyday functioning. Pauline uses methods that help people notice thoughts and patterns, try new behaviors, and repair important emotional connections.
Her background includes four years of clinical experience in community and outpatient settings. That time has shaped a practical approach to coping skills, emotion regulation, and rebuilding trust after trauma. People who choose her often want a therapist who will listen without judgment and offer clear steps to try between sessions.
For those balancing work and life stress, Pauline offers help exploring career concerns, money worries, and finding purpose. She encourages small, concrete changes that make daily life feel more manageable.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and making space for what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard and helps the therapist and client set goals together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thought patterns and behaviors and teaches practical skills for anxiety, panic, and work stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and shift emotional patterns in relationships and can be useful for repairing attachment and communication problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel most useful based on goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as issues evolve and new priorities emerge.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online care can make fitting sessions into a busy week easier, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when a quick update is needed. It can also make it simpler to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, parenting, or health demands. Licensed professionals tailor the pace and tools of sessions to match what a person needs and the practicalities of their life.
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Experience
4+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English, Tagalog
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can I bring to therapy?
Pauline helps people with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationship and family concerns, parenting, and career issues, plus trauma-related problems such as panic and post-traumatic stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She listens first and then works with people to try concrete strategies that fit their daily life.
What experience does she have?
She has four years of clinical experience in community and outpatient settings working with a range of emotional and adjustment issues.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) holding a New York LMHC credential and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Tagalog.
Can I work with her from another country?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to people based on her stated regional practice.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a counseling relationship?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.