Paul Hernandez Jr. LPC.S, LPC
Effective, practical counseling for everyday challenges
Book with Paul- Years in practice
- 33
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Anger management
About Paul
Paul Hernandez Jr. LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Texas with 33 years of experience. He focuses on practical support for everyday struggles like anxiety, stress, addiction, and parenting concerns.
His tone is direct and respectful, aimed at people who need straightforward help and clear next steps. He uses client-centered methods to listen first and set goals together. He combines cognitive behavioral ideas with emotionally focused work and motivational interviewing to help people change patterns that get in the way of daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and aimed at real problems, not abstract theory. Paul draws on a long background working in counseling settings, including roles supervising mental health services at the college level. That experience gives him familiarity with career issues, grief, trauma, and problems that affect functioning over time.
He also has a long history providing counseling related to addiction and anger concerns. In sessions he focuses on identifying clear steps people can try between meetings. That might include small behavior changes, new communication habits, or ways to manage stress and sleep.
He aims to make tools easy to use in a busy life. Paul approaches each person with respect and empathy and adapts plans to fit their situation. He offers practical coaching alongside therapy-style work to help people reach their goals and cope with major life changes.
What Paul works with
Everything Paul lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Paul helps people with.
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Paul lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience before choosing steps to try. Online sessions let the therapist hear what matters most to the client and collaborate on goals in a conversational way.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence feelings and teaches concrete skills to change them. In online work CBT commonly involves setting small experiments or homework between sessions to test new habits and reduce anxiety, sleep problems, or unhelpful patterns.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name emotions and improve how they express needs. That approach can be useful for relationship strain, intimacy-related issues, and attachment concerns when adapted for one-on-one online work.
Choosing the right approach is part of the first sessions. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and tailor a plan that may borrow from several methods. This is a collaborative process that adjusts as progress is made.
Online formats - video, phone, live chat, or text messaging - offer flexibility to fit different days and needs. Video is useful for in-depth discussions and teaching skills, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can be a quicker way to check in or process thoughts between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule consistent sessions and keep therapy integrated with everyday life.
Questions people ask about Paul
What concerns does Paul commonly address?
He helps with issues such as addictions, anxiety, stress, anger, self-esteem, relationship and family concerns, parenting, trauma and grief, sleep and eating problems, and career or life changes.
How would you describe his therapy style?
His style is warm and interactive with a focus on listening first. He uses client-centered conversations plus cognitive and emotionally-focused techniques to set practical goals.
What kind of background does he bring?
Paul has 33 years of experience in counseling, including long-term work supervising mental health services in higher education and providing addiction and anger-related counseling.
Where is he licensed and based?
He holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) and practices in Texas.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
He meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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