Pauline Schnelzer LCSW

Pauline works with adults looking for support through a variety of challenges, including life transitions, eating disorders, grief, and OCD. She believes therapy should fit the person, not the other way around. She draws on an eclectic, personalized mix of approaches, including Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT), polyvagal & somatic therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), and artistic expression, and she works with clients to find what helps them most.

Pauline recognizes that our struggles don’t happen in a vacuum. Her work pays close attention to how systems of oppression and experiences of discrimination shape mental health and well-being. She has experience supporting clients from a wide range of ethnic and racial backgrounds. She is especially passionate about working with members of the LGBTQIA+ community and supporting trans clients at every point in their transition.

Pauline’s training has spanned a range of transitions and levels of care. She has supported veterans moving out of active duty service and into civilian life, and has helped individuals leaving inpatient psychiatric units return to daily life and continue their care on an outpatient basis. She completed her residency treating eating disorders at the residential and partial hospitalization (PHP) levels of care, an experience that deepened her understanding of how to support clients through every stage of recovery. She brings that depth of experience, along with warmth and curiosity, to creating a space where clients can feel safe, affirmed, and understood.