Paula Mardit

Paula Mardit is a Michigan-based counselor with two decades of clinical experience who combines training in special education and counseling to support adolescents and adults. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Special Education from Wayne State University and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Oakland University, and she is licensed to practice as a professional counselor in Michigan and nationally certified as a counselor.

Her clinical work emphasizes cognitive behavioral therapy alongside a solution-oriented approach, guiding clients toward practical skills and measurable progress. Paula assists with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, career difficulties, depression, coping with life changes, attention-deficit challenges, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping disorders, parenting struggles, anger management, and issues with self-esteem.

Paula has extensive experience working with adolescents aged 12 and older as well as adults of all ages. Her background in special education adds useful perspective when addressing autism spectrum considerations, ADHD, cognitive impairment, and learning disabilities, and she adjusts interventions to meet those needs when appropriate.

At the first appointment Paula invites clients to share whatever they feel comfortable disclosing and to discuss any goals they have for therapy. If the goals are not yet clear, she collaborates with clients to identify concrete, achievable objectives and to develop steps toward positive change. In addition to regular Monday through Friday daytime availability, Paula can offer evening appointments as late as 8pm EST and weekend sessions between 9am and 2pm EST to accommodate different schedules.