Dr. Paden obtained her master’s degree and doctorate at Spalding University’s School of Professional Psychology. She completed her APA accredited predoctoral internship at Robley Rex VAMC in Louisville, KY where she received training in treating PTSD, personality disorders, and substance use disorders in a residential setting. Dr. Paden completed her post-doctoral training at BWC where she received training and supervision for the treatment of eating disorders and OCD.

Dr. Paden specializes in treating PTSD, addiction, eating disorders, OCD, anxiety and mood disorders, anger management problems, and personality disorders. She is trained in providing evidence-based treatment including, but not limited to, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), CBT for eating disorders (CBT-E), Seeking Safety, Relapse Prevention Therapy (RPT), Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Therapy (CBST), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). Furthermore, she is a CPT certified provider, an evidence-based treatment for PTSD.