Beverly Pautz, LCSW

Beverly Pautz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Wisconsin with more than 22 years of experience. She offers a warm, empathetic presence and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Beverly aims to treat people with respect and without stigmatizing labels. She keeps conversations interactive and tailored to each person's needs.

Beverly uses cognitive behavioral methods to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses solution-focused ideas to build on what is already working and set clear, achievable goals. Those methods are applied to common concerns like stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and changes in life circumstances.

She has worked in employee assistance, outpatient counseling, and sexual abuse treatment settings. That background informs her understanding of workplace strain, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. Beverly also addresses relationship strain, parenting pressures, anger, self-esteem, and career issues.

In sessions she emphasizes collaboration and practical tools. Conversations lead to small experiments and steps that a person can try between meetings. Beverly adapts each plan to what a person wants to accomplish.

People who choose her often want straightforward strategies and a respectful, nonjudgmental listener. Beverly describes her style as warm and interactive, and she aims to support and empower people as they make changes.

How Beverly’s Approaches Work Online

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people identify patterns of thought and behavior that get in the way and then practice small changes to feel better. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and social anxiety. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on what is already working and on small, concrete goals to move forward; it is practical for people who want quick, manageable steps and clearer next actions.

Beverly treats selecting the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with a person about goals, preferences, and what has helped before, and then shape sessions accordingly. Clients and the therapist check in regularly and adjust methods so the work matches the person's needs.

Online therapy here is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make meetings easier to fit into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option and easier to fit into a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging can work for brief check-ins, follow-up notes, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options aim to increase access and flexibility so therapy can fit different schedules and communication styles.