Paula Hammer

Meet Paula, our Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in high-conflict resolution in couples and individual therapy and trauma work.  She is skilled in true connection with her clients and creating a safe place to explore issues while sharing her professional observation.  Paula is passionate about working to improve relational and individual conflict, promoting coping skills, reducing trauma response, and strengthening healthy family systems.

In addition to couples and family therapy, Paula has developed a deep understanding and talent for assisting dual diagnoses, personality disorders, OCD, ADHD, autistic spectrum disorders, and complex trauma histories.

Paula is trained in multiple modern and postmodern marriage and family theories, Internal Family Systems theory, EMDR, neurobiological development and attachment theory, the Gottman approach, and is a certified trauma professional and grief educator, is DBT informed and is LGBTQ+ allied.

When Paula is not working she enjoys traveling, spending time in nature, practicing mindfulness and meditation, researching scientific data, and spending time with her family.