- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Paul
Paul Knoll is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida. He brings 30 years of experience helping people manage addiction, trauma, depression, and other difficult life moments. He aims to create calm, respectful sessions where clients can speak honestly and feel heard.
Paul focuses on problems that often touch parenting, relationships, career stress, and self-esteem. He also works with concerns related to eating and sleeping, intimacy, and LGBTQ issues.
Background and approach
Additional focus areas include HIV/AIDS, veteran and armed forces issues, and personality disorders. In sessions he listens closely and asks practical questions to clarify what's causing stress. He helps clients set small goals and practice changes between meetings.
Conversations are direct but warm, with an emphasis on skills that can be used right away. Paul offers multiple ways to meet, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. That flexibility helps people fit therapy into busy schedules or keep up with progress between sessions.
Seeking help is a first step toward change, and Paul aims to support each person at their own pace. He works collaboratively to find approaches that fit a client's needs and daily life.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- HIV / AIDS
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Personality disorders
Approaches and Online Care That Fit Your Life
Paul uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on clear goals and measurable steps. One common approach emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety and to improve daily functioning. Another approach focuses on processing trauma and building coping strategies to manage flashbacks, triggers, and intense emotions in safer, more manageable ways.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paul collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. He reviews progress and adjusts techniques so sessions remain useful and focused on what matters most to the client.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a visual connection helps. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit short check-ins or reflections into a busy day. These options aim to make consistent care easier to maintain while supporting ongoing progress.
Questions people ask about Paul
What issues does this therapist address?
Paul works with concerns such as addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, career stress, self-esteem, and parenting-related struggles. He also supports people facing intimacy, eating, and sleeping issues and those affected by HIV/AIDS or veteran-related stress.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Therapy is practical and conversational, with close listening and direct questions to identify problem areas. Sessions focus on small, achievable steps and skills clients can use between meetings.
What background and experience does the therapist have?
He has 30 years of professional experience offering mental health support across a range of concerns. That experience includes work with addiction, trauma, and long-term mood concerns.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they located?
He holds the LMHC credential and is licensed in Florida. The LMHC stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are offered?
Appointments can take place by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
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