Meet The Team
Paul Paladie
MSW, LICSW, LCSW, CCTP, LADC
Fully Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist
Paul Paladie, Co-Founder of Sentinel Behavioral Health LLC, is a licensed clinical social worker and U.S. Army combat veteran retired in 2016. His career spans military service, VA inpatient care, residential treatment, and crisis stabilization leadership. Paul currently holds a senior clinical role while developing Sentinel Behavioral Health.
Licensed in Wisconsin and Minnesota, he provides clinical supervision and specializes in trauma, grief, co-occurring disorders, and care for veterans and first responders. His military background deeply informs his approach to accountability and supporting those facing significant personal or professional transitions. Paul combines extensive public-sector experience with private-sector leadership to address complex behavioral health needs.
Joshua Holmes
Joshua Holmes, Co-Founder of Sentinel Behavioral Health, LLC, is an independently licensed clinical social worker in Minnesota and Wisconsin with extensive experience in high-acuity behavioral health, frontline responder and correctional settings, and behavioral health services for collegiate and professional athletes. His experience includes working with law enforcement, military personnel and veterans, medical professionals, justice-involved youth and adults, and serving as a hostage negotiator in high-stress emergency response situations.
Joshua earned his Master of Social Work from the University of St. Thomas and utilizes evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Brainspotting-informed techniques. His clinical experience includes trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, stress, adjustment disorders, emotional regulation, and significant life transitions. He brings a practical, individualized approach to helping people navigate high-stress professions, trauma exposure, performance pressure, and major life changes.
MSW, LICSW, LCSW
Fully Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Nichole Paladie
Grief Facilitator and Life Coach
Nichole Paladie brings more than 25 years of experience as a grief facilitator and life coach. She supports individuals navigating grief, loss, major life transitions, and other challenges that can leave life feeling uncertain or unsettled.
Nichole’s approach is compassionate, practical, and individualized. She helps clients develop healthy coping strategies, establish meaningful goals, and begin creating a sense of purpose following loss, unexpected change, or difficult life circumstances.
Her work may incorporate compassion-focused exercises, guided imagery, music, expressive arts, personal grief rituals, breathwork, and guided worksheets. She also incorporates strength-building activities to help individuals reconnect with their resilience and identify practical steps forward.
Nichole provides a supportive space for reflection, personal growth, and rebuilding. Her goal is to help people move through difficult seasons with greater clarity, confidence, and a renewed sense of direction.