- Client-centered
- Practical skills
- Laid back style
About Paul
Paul Dearman is an LPC with eight years of counseling and life coaching experience. He brings a relaxed, down-to-earth manner to sessions and focuses on helping people untangle everyday struggles. His approach aims to meet each person where they are and build on their strengths.
Paul has helped people facing depression, anxiety, and stress. He has also supported those coping with substance concerns, trauma and abuse, and difficulties with sleep and anger. He helps people who are navigating career stress, parenting challenges, and family-related conflict.
In sessions he emphasizes unconditional positive regard and often uses humor to ease tension. He blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral ideas and existential perspectives to address thoughts and meaning. Jungian and mindfulness approaches also appear when they fit a person’s needs.
Paul adapts the conversation and plan to each individual's situation. He describes his style as laid back and practical, focusing on what will help day to day. People can expect straightforward talk about goals, skills to try between meetings, and checking whether those skills are helping.
He is based in Connecticut and provides services in English, with international clients accepted. To begin, someone completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to the therapist's availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following your lead. The therapist creates space for you to talk about what matters and helps you notice your own strengths and choices. This approach suits people who want supportive, nonjudgmental conversation about life challenges.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to shift unhelpful thinking and habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and anger. Mindfulness-based ideas are used alongside CBT to help with noticing thoughts and grounding attention in the present.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. This collaborative process helps land on techniques that feel useful and realistic for everyday life.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to continue care when travel or relocation is a factor. It may allow shorter check-ins, sessions during a lunch break, or fewer disruptions to daily routines. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available session types before booking to make sure they match your needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, grief, anger, and related issues. He also supports people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, career strain, and parenting or family concerns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
The style is laid back and collaborative, emphasizing unconditional positive regard and a sense of humor. Sessions focus on practical talk, developing skills, and tailoring plans to each person's needs.
How much experience does he have?
He has eight years of experience working as a counselor and life coach with a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the LPC credential and is based in Connecticut.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.