About Paula Ochs
About Paula Ochs
About Paula Ochs
Paula Ochs, MSW, LCSW, is an experienced family therapist and certified*
supervisor practicing in New Jersey. She is the founder and director of Chrysalis
Clinical Supervision and Training, an Institute specializing in the professional
development of social workers and family therapists. Paula is also the Associate
Clinical Director of Family Service League, a not for profit agency that provides
individual, couple, family, and group counseling services to the community in
Essex County.
*Certified by the NASW and NJ Board of Social Work Examiners and NJ State Board of
Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners.
Paula has a passion for her work that springs both from her experiences with
clients and her own professional training. "I have seen clients transformed by
changing the way they interact with their mothers, fathers, siblings, sons and
daughters. Some of these changes have been life saving. I have also seen
dramatic changes take place among my colleagues and myself during
professional training. These changes have transformed our lives. They have
made us better clinicians and helped us to live richer lives. I desire to help my
supervisees to transform themselves into the best therapists they can be."
Paula received her MSW from NYU in 1996 and has trained extensively in
psychotherapy with a focus on family therapy since then. She graduated from
the Ackerman Institute for the Family in 2001 and has trained with Maurizio
Andolfi (Rome, Italy), Jorge Colapinto, Lee Combrink-Graham, the MInuchin
Center, and Jeff Zeig, among others. Paula has also trained extensively in
psychodrama and sociometry and has trained in hypnotherapy as well. Paula is
a member of the American Family Therapy Academy.
While at NYU, Paula gained her first exposure to family therapy. This reinforced
her belief that problems emerge from, and are maintained by, interpersonal
transactions rather than by the psyche alone. Since then Paula has worked with
thousands of clients and has found that working with the individual within the
context of family and relationships is usually richer and more effective than
working with individuals alone.
Paula has supervised many Social Work and MFT graduate students from
universities such as NYU, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Kean, and Monmouth. She
currently supervises LSW's, LCSW's, MFT's and supervisors in an agency setting
as well as privately. She was promoted to Assistant Adjunct Professor at NYU in
2009 in recognition of her contribution as a Field Instructor. Paula has taught
workshops on family therapy to undergraduates, graduate students and
professionals. She has found that using experiential learning techniques with her
supervisees, especially in a group setting is a particularly powerful and effective
way of teaching therapeutic skills.
"My goal is to provide supervisees with a warm and supportive environment that
will allow them to feel safe enough to take risks necessary to truly commit
themselves to the work. I want my supervisees to learn how to be creative and
spontaneous so that they can feel confident with whatever clinical challenges
come their way."
If you'd like to find out more about Social Work Supervision or Family Therapy
Supervision, contact Paula Ochs
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