Meet Our Therapists

  • Paula Paine, LCSW

  • Tayler Duden, LMSW

  • Nicole Galvan, LCSW

Paula Paine, LCSW

Paula R. Paine is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker serving individuals, couples, and families. Paula has extensive experience helping clients with trauma resolution, interpersonal issues, life transitions, grief, anxiety, and depression. She believes in the importance of identifying the underlying causes of symptoms to bring about lasting change. Paula draws upon numerous therapeutic techniques including Trauma Informed Care, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Experiential Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy. 

Paula has a passion for the healing power of therapeutic treatment and considers it an honor to accompany her clients as they walk through their individual journeys of healing and wholeness. It is Paula’s mission to create a safe environment in which her clients can experience non-judgmental care, compassion, and connection. It is also her greatest hope and privilege to watch her clients as they undertake the process of finding meaning and purpose in their lives and relationships. Paula received her undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University, and her master’s degree from the University of Houston. She and her husband have been married for 32 years and have raised three children together.

About Paula

Tayler Duden, LMSW

About Tayler - I believe our mental health is much like our physical health. We all have it, sometimes we get sick, and there are things we can do every day to take care of it. It’s this belief that influences my work as a therapist. From times of intense difficulty for yourself or a loved one, to every day ways to grow and increase our joy, I enjoy working collaboratively alongside my clients to support their goals. Please read on for further details about my background and experience. If it seems like we might be a good fit, please reach out to schedule a free 15 minute phone consultation to discuss further. 

Biography - Following a career in corporate learning and development, Tayler’s passion for helping people better connect with themselves and others led her to graduate school to become a therapist. She attended the University of Houston’s Graduate College of Social Work where she received her degree with a clinical focus. It was during this time that she interned at The Menninger Clinic, a top psychiatric hospital in the country. She was hired upon graduation, working in the outpatient program, Menninger 360 and their outpatient therapy office in Bellaire. 

Tayler has enjoyed working with adolescents, young adults, and their families through individual therapy, family therapy, and facilitating adolescent group therapy and parent support group. She brings a strengths-based perspective to her work, and calls on Positive Psychology to help clients, no matter their previous engagement with mental health, enhance and grow in their unique gifts and strengths. As she tells her clients, growing the positives in our life is only part of the work. She believes in the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approach to make a safe space to talk about and explore life’s more challenging experiences and emotions. In so doing, we are better able to process and honor these parts of ourselves, thereby reducing associated symptomology. 

From supporting families with how they can embark on caring for their mental health, providing compassionate education and support to those caring for a loved one who is struggling, or working one on one with adolescents and adults, Tayler feels grateful to work alongside her clients. 

Tayler is a transplant to Houston, by way of Boston, and recently lived in Japan. She is fascinated by the idea of a third culture, and takes an interest in adolescents and adults processing a similar life experience. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, culinary therapy, gardening, and cheering for the Boston Bruins.

About Tayler

Nicole Galvan, LCSW

Nicole Galvan is a bilingual and bicultural Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience in the areas of trauma, anxiety, depression, addictions, mental illness, sports performance, women’s issues such as developing a sense of self, and life transitions. These services have been provided in various settings and include individuals, couples, groups, and family therapy.

Nicole completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Houston. She received her Master of Social Work with a clinical concentration in Health and Behavioral Health Specializations. In addition, Nicole is part of the Phi Alpha Honor Society and the Graduate College of Social Work’s Clinical Leadership Society. Moreover, Nicole is a Certified Trauma Professional. She has much experience living abroad, while teaching in English and Spanish. Furthermore, she has traveled domestically and internationally as a Women’s Youth National Team soccer player and collegiate athlete.

Nicole’s therapeutic approach is to develop and promote an environment of trust and emotional safety. Nicole uses a variety of treatment modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP), psychodynamic, trauma-Informed, and mindfulness approaches. 

Ultimately, the goal is to develop a sense of well-being and a coming to terms with unresolved struggles. Nicole is welcoming and looks forward to helping others feel better. Nicole provides services in both English and Spanish.

About Nicole

In-person & virtual visits

Our private practice therapists offer in-person and virtual visits using a variety of therapeutic modalities designed to help restore your mental health, heal trauma, and gain the tools you need to thrive