Paula Gasparini - Santos

Paula G. is a trauma and grief therapist, author, and artist, with over 13 years of experience supporting individuals and communities through life’s most challenging transitions. She is the founder of Conscious Living Consulting LLC, a private practice she has successfully run for seven years, providing telehealth services to individuals and couples. Paula’s work blends clinical expertise in trauma and grief with creative modalities, such as art therapy, helping clients explore their emotions, process loss, and cultivate resilience in the face of change. Her professional focus centers on grief and trauma, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging and sitting with emptiness rather than avoiding it. Paula draws on research in grief, her training in art therapy, and her experience as a counselor and coach to help clients navigate difficult emotions and life transitions with clarity, compassion, and creativity. She is also an inspirational speaker and published author, presenting on themes of human connection, transformation, and the healing potential of creative expression. Paula’s career background includes teaching art and spoken-word programs in juvenile detention centers, supporting individuals in domestic-violence shelters, and working with reentry programs and child-protective services. She has a long history of volunteer work bringing art into correctional facilities and other underserved communities. Through her writing, counseling, and community engagement, Paula is committed to making inner work accessible, fostering hope, and helping people reconnect with themselves and the world around them.

• Licensed Professional Counselor
• Teaching English as a Second Language

• Pitzer College - BA, Psychology and Studio Art
• Naropa University - Master’s Degree, Transpersonal Counseling: Art Therapy

• Psi-Chi Society

• Art and Poetry Instructor, Camp Afflerbaugh-Paige Juvenile Probation Facilities
• Instructional Facilitator, Florida State University