About Paul
Paul Steele is a licensed counselor who focuses on practical help for stress and anxiety. He holds LPC and LMHC credentials and has 17 years of experience working with people facing depression, low self-esteem, and life transitions. He aims to treat each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Sessions are shaped around what the individual needs rather than a one-size approach. Paul talks with clients to build a plan that fits their goals and daily life.
Background and approach
Paul uses conversational techniques that encourage motivation and problem solving. He draws on client-centered work to keep the session grounded in the person's values. Cognitive behavioral ideas are used when people want to change unhelpful thoughts or behaviors that keep them stuck.
He also brings psychodynamic perspectives to help people understand patterns that repeat over time. Solution-focused tools are used to create small achievable steps and track progress between meetings. This mix aims to be simple and useful for managing panic, OCD symptoms, grief, relationship strain, or workplace stress.
People often come for help with caregiving stress, blended family challenges, or questions about purpose and intimacy. Paul encourages steady progress and clear next steps, and he will adapt the pace to match what the person needs.
How therapeutic approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's values and goals. The therapist follows the client's lead and creates space for honest talk, which helps with anxiety, low self-esteem, and relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood. Online CBT sessions often include simple exercises and homework to change patterns that cause panic, obsessive behaviors, or persistent worry.
Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to make changes. It is useful when someone feels stuck about career shifts, caregiving challenges, or making healthier choices.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust the plan if something is not working.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is helpful for deeper conversation and face-to-face connection, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing coaching between meetings. These options add flexibility so therapy can fit into busy days.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Florida, South Carolina, Georgia
- Languages
- English
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