About

Welcome! My name is Paulomi (pronounced like follow me) Campbell and I am a North Carolina based Psychologist with more than 12 years of experience guiding adult clients to heal themselves.
I was born In Mumbai, India to two medical doctor parents who moved to Michigan where I was raised. They migrated to America to give their children more opportunities, such as a life with greater concerns than the day-to-day struggles and discomforts that they faced growing up in India. What my parents were not prepared for is the challenges of raising children in two very different cultures. I particularly struggled, as it was not easy for me to find my path. If you can relate you know that with South-Asian culture we care so desperately about what other people think of us. Especially if you are an empath like me. Because what other people think is so deeply rooted in my culture, I tended to only share the good and keep the bad hidden away. This made it difficult to talk about the realities of being me, an Indian-American girl. As a result, I felt lonely, not good enough, lost, and confused.
My journey may sound bleak, but I would not change it for the world. It is a funny thing how life struggles can actually lead you to the path you were meant to follow.
My journey did not lead me to what was expected (medical school). Instead, it led me to a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from SUNY Buffalo with a specialization in Health Psychology. During my internship at the Atlanta VAMC and post-doctoral fellowship at Emory University, I worked with patients with chronic medical conditions such as cancer and HIV. I was technically in the medical field, but in a way that was more aligned with my strengths.

As rewarding as it was to work with a medical team, very often I would become frustrated with the box I felt like I had to work within to support my patients. Traditional psychotherapy left me wanting more for my patients and for myself. Often, I would feel the same way I did growing up; that I did not fit in due to my belief that mental health symptoms are not problems that need to be fixed. Instead, I saw them as necessary pushes from life that may come in the form of depression, anxiety, fear, sadness, or loss that forces us (if we remain open) to reexamine life and who we truly are.
As human beings our stories are complex, and they shape who we are. What I believe helps us to heal is being seen, heard and accepted for who we are. It is my belief that being seen helps us to soften and realize that we are responsible for our life and for our healing. We begin to see that by committing to our healing with small acts of self-love each day, we will discover the best version of ourselves. It does not mean that problems will disappear, but our foundation is so strong that it does not shake who we are as it
may have before we started this journey. When our foundation is solid we will naturally discover why we are here on this Earth; what our purpose is.

My style and methods may be unorthodox, but it is true to who I am. As mentioned, suffering and pain are a part of my life just as it is for everyone. What helped me to heal is learning how to validate my story; seeing, hearing, and loving myself for who I am and what my story is. My personal experience can no longer be separated from my professional experience and so my approach is to mindfully see, hear and accept you and your unique story. My experience is that once you do feel seen and heard you will learn how to do this for yourself with love and compassion.

I see myself as a guide witnessing your healing journey, however long you would like to take it. Ultimately, my goal is to sit with you as you find your way back to who you truly are; a divine, spiritual being.