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Paul Hernandez Jr. LPC.S

Paul Hernandez Jr. LPC.S

Therapist in Texas

Practical, experienced counseling for real-life struggles

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  • Client-centered approach
  • Cognitive techniques
  • Addiction and anger focus

About Paul

Paul Hernandez Jr. LPC.S offers a straightforward, person-focused approach to counseling. He draws on client-centered work and practical techniques to help people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, and relationship or family challenges. Paul uses plain language and a warm style to make it easier to talk about hard things.

Paul is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and has worked in mental health for more than three decades. He has provided individual counseling, group counseling, addiction-focused work, aggression control counseling, and career guidance. He has also served as a college administrator supervising counseling and mental health departments for many years.

In sessions he mixes cognitive behavioral ideas with humanistic, client-centered methods and approaches that target aggression and addiction concerns. That means conversations focus on what matters to the person, then build step-by-step skills to change thoughts and behaviors that cause pain. Sessions aim to be practical and tailored to each person's situation.

Paul has experience helping people manage grief, trauma, parenting strains, work stress, and caregiver fatigue. He also supports people dealing with sleep and eating concerns, intimacy struggles, and major life transitions. His work includes attention to career issues and coping with chronic illness or aging concerns.

He describes his counseling style as respectful, sensitive, and interactive. Paul invites people to set clear goals and works alongside them to reach those goals. If someone is ready to make changes, he offers steady guidance and practical tools to move forward.

How his approaches fit into online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what they say, and helps them clarify goals and values. This approach is useful for relationship worries, self-esteem, and figuring out next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can help with anxiety, stress, sleeping or eating problems, and addiction-related patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paul will discuss what feels most useful and adapt techniques based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits how someone wants to change.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, let someone join from different locations, and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn't needed and make it simpler to keep momentum between appointments.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficulties

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational Interviewing

Experience

33+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he help with?

He addresses a wide range of concerns including addictions, anger, anxiety, stress, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep and eating problems, and work or career difficulties.

What is his therapeutic style?

His style is warm and interactive and centers the person in the conversation. He blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques and approaches that focus on aggression and addiction.

How much experience does he have?

He brings 33 years of work in mental health, including individual and group counseling, addiction and aggression work, and many years supervising counseling departments at a college.

What credentials and region are listed?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices within the state of Texas.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does cost work for sessions?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What steps do I take to begin?

Use the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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