Aimee Paddock, LCSW - Therapist in Indiana

Warm direct support
Goal focused work
Adoption and foster care

About Aimee

Aimee Paddock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Indiana who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She draws on two decades of experience to support practical steps toward feeling better and more in control. Her tone is straightforward and nonjudgmental, focused on small, steady progress that fits daily life.

In sessions she works with clients on clear goals and a plan they can follow. That often includes communication skills, relaxation methods, mindfulness, and coping strategies. She also uses tools to address motivation, self-esteem, sleep problems, and addiction-related concerns.

Her background includes long-term work in mental health and addictions counseling, including experience with foster care, adoption, abandonment, trauma, and both child and adult experiences of neglect or abuse. She has helped people facing domestic violence, mood disorders, grief after loss, and medical or aging-related stress.

Aimee uses a mix of psychotherapy approaches tailored to each person. She emphasizes practical skills alongside deeper conversation about relationships and life patterns. Sessions focus on what the individual wants to change and on steps they can try between meetings.

People who choose her often want a respectful, compassionate clinician who will listen and help build realistic plans. She aims to meet clients where they are and support steady progress toward the life they want.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It focuses on practical exercises and experiments you can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behaviors.

DBT - Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches skills for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and reducing risky behaviors. It includes mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness practices useful for stress, mood instability, and coping with intense feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying one approach first and adjusting it over time based on what helps.

Confirm the current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed on the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can use the same skill-based strategies online as in person, helping clients practice skills and review progress between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Grief Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issues Blended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issues Forgiveness Guilt and shameHearing impairedHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / loneliness Life purposeMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

23+ years

Credentials

Indiana

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, sleep problems, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma, and coping with life changes.

What is her general therapeutic style?

She uses a practical, goal-focused approach that pairs skills training with deeper talk therapy. Work often includes communication practice, relaxation, mindfulness, and coping skills.

How much experience does she have?

She has 23 years of professional experience in mental health and addictions counseling, with many of those years working while fully licensed.

What credentials and region are listed?

She holds an LCSW and practices in Indiana.

Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed on the profile.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved in getting started?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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