Pauline Arquero-Canlas, LMHC

Pauline Arquero-Canlas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York. She brings four years of clinical experience to short- and longer-term concerns. Pauline speaks English and Tagalog and aims to make sessions approachable and down-to-earth.

She helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She supports those dealing with relationship strains, family problems, parenting stress, and career uncertainty. Her work also addresses issues such as panic, post-traumatic stress, chronic illness, and body image concerns.

Pauline uses a blend of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), client-centered work, emotionally-focused ideas, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. In practice this means she helps people spot unhelpful thoughts, name their emotions, and try small experiments to change behavior. Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps that fit daily life.

Clients can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space where goals are set together. Pauline pays attention to how attachment, abandonment, guilt, and shame show up in relationships. She also works with communication and control issues, forgiveness, and feelings of isolation.

Her approach is adaptable from session to session. When needed she brings narrative techniques to reframe painful stories and mindfulness exercises to ease intense moments. The result is a straightforward, steady process that centers the client’s priorities and pace.

How CBT and Emotion-Focused Ideas Work Online

Pauline commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thoughts that fuel anxiety or low mood. CBT sessions often involve specific exercises and behavior experiments to try between meetings. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help clients identify and name feelings that drive relationship struggles and personal distress.

She pairs these with client-centered listening so the session follows what matters most to the person. Together the client and therapist decide which approach or mix of approaches to use based on current needs and goals. This collaborative process means the work can shift over time as progress or obstacles appear.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework prompts, or people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between sessions.