About Paul
Paul Knight is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. He speaks plain language and aims to make first steps feel doable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed. He treats each person with respect, sensitivity, and steady support.
Paul focuses on common concerns such as bipolar disorder and depression, along with coping with major life changes and addictive behaviors.
Background and approach
He also works with grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, and several other complex issues. He adapts conversations and plans to fit each person's situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. In sessions he blends practical tools and thoughtful reflection.
He draws on cognitive behavioral methods to address unhelpful thinking and dialectical behavior ideas to teach emotion regulation skills. He also uses psychodynamic perspectives to look at patterns from the past and solution-focused steps to set immediate, manageable goals. Paul prefers a collaborative pace.
He helps people identify small changes that can make daily life easier and builds on what already works. Sessions are steady and goal-oriented, with time for emotional processing when needed. He practices in California and conducts therapy in English.
People who are ready to explore changes can expect a direct but compassionate approach that emphasizes practical strategies and long-term insight.
How Paul’s approaches work online and in session
Paul uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress because it teaches clear skills for daily life. Dialectical behavior therapy adds practical emotion regulation and distress tolerance techniques that are useful when strong feelings feel overwhelming.Finding the right combination of methods is part of the process. He works together with clients to choose approaches based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. That collaborative planning means techniques are adjusted over time to match what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video offers face-to-face interaction for skills practice and conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support ongoing check-ins and brief coaching between longer appointments, all to provide flexibility and continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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