About Paul
Paul Dempsey is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida with 24 years of experience. He focuses on everyday stresses and bigger life shifts, and he helps people who are struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, anger, and relationship worries. Paul aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and supported.
In sessions he emphasizes open conversation and practical problem solving. He creates a nonjudgmental space where people can talk about difficult feelings and figure out what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Work may include setting small goals, practicing new coping skills, or trying different ways to handle conflict. Paul uses approaches that tend to be straightforward and skill-focused when useful. That can mean identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors, or learning ways to regulate strong emotions.
He also draws on client-centered techniques to keep discussion focused on each person’s priorities. His background includes helping with grief, career changes, intimacy concerns, and addiction-related issues, along with a range of personality and attachment challenges. He can support people dealing with separation, blended family stress, and problems caused by co-occurring conditions.
Sessions are offered in English and are available to people inside and outside the United States. Paul works with each person to build a plan that fits their life, whether they need short-term coaching or longer work on deeper patterns.
How specific approaches are used in online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflecting concerns and helping people name what matters so goals become clearer. This approach helps when someone needs a space to sort out feelings and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions often involve identifying unhelpful thoughts, trying new behaviors, and tracking small changes over time. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. Work can include learning distress-tolerance techniques and better ways to communicate during conflict. DBT-style skills are useful for people who want concrete tools to handle strong reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs, and then choose methods that fit each person. That collaborative planning can change as progress is made or circumstances shift.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions require less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging offer quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options provide flexibility for different schedules, work breaks, or shorter check-ins while keeping the focus on consistent therapeutic work.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English