Sheila Paul, LMFT

Welcome, I’m Grateful You’re Here

I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, helping adults heal from trauma, anxiety, depression, and the lasting impact of toxic family dynamics since 2006. I’m the founder of Insight Counseling Center, a California-based telehealth practice dedicated to supporting clients who are finally ready to stop surviving and start truly living.

Many of the people I work with are high-functioning but exhausted—often the dependable ones in their families, workplaces, or communities—who’ve spent years holding it all together while neglecting their own emotional needs. My clients are deep thinkers who are done tolerating old wounds, unhealthy relationships, and outdated survival strategies.

I bring a direct, compassionate, client-focused approach to therapy. I’m trained in EMDR, CBT, and insight-oriented modalities, and I specialize in working with adult children of narcissists, survivors of emotional abuse, and those experiencing chronic anxiety or burnout. My clinical background includes work in hospitals, non-profits, college instruction, and nearly two decades of private practice.

At Insight Counseling Center, we recognize that mental health doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The effects of intergenerational trauma, cultural erasure, systemic inequality, and chronic invalidation can live on in the body and shape the way we relate to ourselves and others. We are committed to practicing cultural humility, honoring lived experience, and providing affirming care for clients of all backgrounds, identities, and histories.

Whether you’re working through grief, people-pleasing, family conflict, or the quiet ache of not feeling fully seen, I offer a safe and supportive space to unpack the past and reclaim your future. You deserve a life that’s not just bearable, but meaningful—and therapy can be a powerful part of that process. Therapy with me isn’t about perfection—it’s about progress, self-trust, and building a life that actually feels like yours.