About Paul
Paul Jaffe, LCSW, draws on three decades of experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, and addictions. He keeps sessions straightforward and practical. He encourages honesty and responsibility as part of growth.
He talks with clients in everyday language and focuses on strengths rather than blame. Clients can expect mindfulness practices and a calm, steady presence during sessions. He offers a spiritual perspective when a person is comfortable with that.
Background and approach
He helps people notice and shift harsh self-talk toward a kinder, more realistic view of themselves. His approach blends talking and doing. He listens for patterns that maintain problems and then suggests small, doable steps to change them.
He uses cognitive-behavioral ideas to challenge unhelpful thoughts and somatic and mindfulness techniques to ease physical tension. Paul also draws on existential ideas about meaning and responsibility to help clients think about choices and values. He supports people who are coping with loss, life transitions, or struggles with control and codependency.
He encourages clients to acknowledge progress and to treat reaching out as an important first step. Sessions are conducted in English and Paul works with people across California and internationally. He aims to create a calm space where practical tools meet thoughtful conversation.
He looks forward to helping people build a life that feels more manageable and purposeful.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Paul blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness work. Client-centered therapy means the conversation starts with the person’s own goals and experiences, and the therapist follows their lead to build understanding and trust. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that ease physical tension and help people respond more calmly to stress.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Paul will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying a few different tools and adjusting over time so sessions feel useful and relevant.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions are a good choice when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging can help people keep momentum between appointments and fit therapy into busy days.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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