Paulette Plummer

Paulette Plummer is a licensed social worker who helps people facing major life changes and emotional strain. She brings 26 years of experience to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can take to feel steadier. Many clients come for help with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting concerns, mood disorders, and coping with life changes.

She uses straightforward conversation to sort out what matters most. Paulette listens for each person’s priorities and works with them to set realistic goals. Her style is warm and culturally attentive, with attention to experiences of discrimination, identity stress, and immigration concerns.

In sessions she draws on client-centered methods to make space for the client’s story. She combines that with cognitive behavioral ideas when habits and thinking patterns get in the way. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques help people move toward change in small, manageable steps.

Paulette has practiced in North Carolina for many years and holds LCSW and LISW-CP credentials. She supports work on ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, and anger alongside relational and family concerns. Her approach emphasizes clearer communication, better emotion management, and building practical coping strategies.

People who prefer a calm, direct approach often find her helpful. She encourages realistic pacing, so change feels doable. To begin, she asks clients to identify a first goal and then creates short-term plans to reach it.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely to your experience and following your lead. It helps when someone needs space to tell their story, regain a sense of self, or work through identity and cultural concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful thinking and ease symptoms like anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together you decide whether to emphasize listening and reflection, cognitive work, or brief solution-focused steps so the plan fits your life.

Confirm the session formats before booking to know what options are available. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also allow returning to work or family tasks more quickly after a session, and make it possible to meet with a licensed professional from wherever you are located in North Carolina.