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 conversations about stress, anxiety, self-esteem, and life transitions. She speaks English and Tagalog and aims to make sessions straightforward and accessible.

In sessions she focuses on practical steps people can take to feel steadier. She listens first, then helps identify patterns that keep problems going. Conversations often include skill building for anxiety, strategies to manage panic, and ways to cope with chronic pain or illness when those issues come up.

Pauline uses a mix of approaches to find what works for each person. She draws on client-centered methods to follow the person’s lead. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps break down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and mindfulness practices are brought in when emotions and connection feel central.

Her work also addresses relationship and family concerns from an individual perspective. Clients may explore attachment and abandonment themes, communication problems, divorce and separation, and parenting stress. She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, isolation, or life purpose questions.

Pauline aims for a collaborative style. She helps people set clear, manageable goals and checks in about what feels helpful. If you are navigating health-related challenges, chronic pain, or major life changes, she offers a steady space to talk through next steps.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the person’s lead and offering empathic listening. Online sessions using this approach tend to start with open conversation about what feels most pressing and then move toward small, agreed-upon goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to test new ways of thinking. In online work this often looks like setting brief between-session tasks and reviewing progress together. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and describe their emotional experience and how it affects relationships; it can be useful when attachment or strong emotions are central concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick or combine methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice is revisited as therapy moves forward so adjustments can be made when something is not helpful.

The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when days are tight, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use mindfulness and CBT exercises at home between sessions, which can speed skill practice and habit change.