About Paul
Paul Scheppf is a licensed clinical social worker in Tennessee who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and related struggles. He brings a calm, respectful presence to sessions and focuses on practical steps clients can use day to day. He emphasizes compassion and tailoring conversations to each person's needs.
With eight years of experience, Paul works with people facing grief, addiction concerns, relationship strain, trauma, and issues around self-esteem and anger.
Background and approach
He also supports those dealing with career shifts, caregiver fatigue, and challenges like social anxiety or isolation. His background includes work with first responders and veterans among other focus areas. Paul uses approaches that keep the person central to the process.
He centers the conversation on the client's goals and uses mindfulness and motivational techniques to build change. Sessions are meant to be collaborative and paced to what the client wants. In a typical meeting Paul listens first, then helps set small, achievable steps.
He mixes straightforward talk with simple mindfulness practices and reflective questions to boost motivation. The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes. People can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk through painful or confusing issues.
Paul aims to help clients find clearer priorities, better coping tools, and more confidence in moving forward.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy means sessions start with the client's concerns. The therapist asks about goals and listens closely, then shapes conversations and tasks around what matters most to the person. This works well for worries like anxiety, grief, or coping with life changes.Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and ground someone in the moment. These techniques can help with rumination, stress, and emotions that feel overwhelming. Motivational Interviewing focuses on strengthening a person’s own reasons for change by asking reflective questions and setting small, realistic steps forward.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each client to decide which approach fits their goals and preferences. Together they adjust the pace and tools over time so the plan stays useful and manageable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video lets people use body language and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins and quick support during the week. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and travel.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
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