Paula Corano, MA, LMFT

About

Marriage & Family Therapist in Los Angeles, CA. Works with Mood Disorders, Anxiety and Family Conflict. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Family Conflict
• Anger Management
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Divorce
• Grief
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• CoachingGoal-focused work on the present and future, such as career, performance or life changes, rather than treatment of a mental health condition.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• InterventionHelp planning and running an intervention, where family and friends come together to encourage someone, often with an addiction, to accept treatment.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)A therapy for young children's behavior in which the therapist coaches the parent live, often through an earpiece, while they play together.
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
• Play TherapyUses play, toys and games to help children express feelings and work through problems in a way that suits their age.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Structural Family TherapyLooks at how a family is organized, its roles, rules and boundaries, and helps reshape patterns that cause problems.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Mood Disorders, Anxiety, Family Conflict, ADHD, Anger Management, Antisocial Personality, Autism, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Career Counseling, Child, Chronic Impulsivity, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Developmental Disorders, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Education and Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disturbance, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Internet Addiction, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Neurodivergence, Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Stress, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, Teen Violence, Thinking Disorders, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, BlueCross and BlueShield, BlueCrossBlueShield New Jersey, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Independence Administrators, Quest Behavioral Health

Fees

Individual sessions $97; sliding scale available

Payment methods

ACH Bank transfer, Venmo, Wire, Zelle

Ages

Toddler, Children (6 to 10), Preteen, Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Pepperdine University

Years in practice

16

Other offices

Orlando, 32836

Education & qualifications