Therapist profile
Paul Hernandez Jr. LPC.S
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career support
About Paul
Paul Hernandez Jr. is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 33 years of experience. He focuses on common struggles adults face at home and work, including addiction, parenting stress, anger, anxiety, grief, and relationship and family concerns. He also helps with career issues, sleep and eating problems, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
He draws on client-centered ideas alongside cognitive-behavioral and emotionally-focused approaches. Sessions are practical and conversational. He listens, helps sort out what matters most, and works with people to try new ways of responding to old problems.
His background includes long experience in mental health counseling, group work, aggression control counseling, and addiction counseling. He has also supervised counseling and mental health services in higher education and provided career counseling for students and their families.
Paul uses techniques from Motivational Interviewing and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when they fit a person's goals. He can help adults who are coping with chronic illness, blended family stress, fatherhood concerns, first responder stress, and issues that arise after loss or trauma.
The first conversations tend to map out immediate priorities and practical next steps. Follow-up sessions focus on skills, communication, and making changes that fit a person's daily life. People who want clear strategies alongside respectful listening often find this approach useful.
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How his approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's perspective, helping adults feel heard and clearer about their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, anger, or sleep and eating problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name strong emotions and then change how they respond in stressful interactions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals and preferences, then try approaches that fit those needs. They may adjust methods over time based on what is helpful.
The biography does not list which specific online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals often use video when it benefits conversation and phone or other formats when that better fits a person's schedule or bandwidth.
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Experience
33+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting concerns does he handle?
He helps adults with parenting stress, blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, and family conflict when those are the focus of individual sessions.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a practical, conversational style that blends client-centered work with CBT and emotionally-focused techniques.
What is his professional background and experience?
He has 33 years in mental health counseling, including group work, aggression control counseling, addiction counseling, and long experience supervising counseling services in higher education.
Is he a licensed counselor and where does he practice?
He is an LPC licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with him?
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