Paula Chu, Ph.D.
Licensed Professional Counselor
Who
are
my
clients?
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I love my work and am committed to helping my clients develop their inner resources such as courage, kindness, insight, humor, and resilience.
I have a doctoral degree (1988) in Counseling Psychology from the University of Connecticut, am Licensed in the State of Connecticut as a Professional Counselor (#001419), and am certified by the National Board of Certified Counselors. I have extensive training in EMDR (level II and subsequent training), life coaching, hypnosis, energy therapies (advanced certificate in Emotional Freedom Technique), positive psychology, and relationship coaching. I am continually learning, for my own growth and for the growth of my clients. The qualities of curiosity and wonder are core values for me, providing an endless source of meaning.
Although my doctorate is in counseling psychology, I chose to pursue my professional licensure as a counselor rather than as a clinical psychologist; the field of counseling psychology in general adheres to a humanistic model of nurturing health, whereas clinical psychology in general follows a medical model of treating illness. My own perspective is that in most cases, when the impediments to growth are understood and removed, we are naturally wired to heal and to grow. Clients best-suited to my practice are fundamentally well, seeking support for emotional healing, insight, and growth.
I am a breast cancer survivor/thriver. I live with my family in Farmington village.
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