About Paul
Paul Booth helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, sleep problems, and low self-esteem. He introduces straightforward tools and steady support to help people manage life changes. Paul has practiced for many years and aims to make first steps less daunting.
Paul brings 32 years of professional experience to his work. He is licensed as a marriage and family therapist and as a professional counselor - LMFT and LPC. He has worked with people dealing with motivation, confidence, and mood concerns as well as a range of addiction issues.
How Paul works
Sessions focus on practical conversation and skills. Paul creates an open atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. He listens carefully, helps sort priorities, and suggests techniques people can try between sessions to build progress.
Paul also supports people managing chronic pain, illness, or disability and those wrestling with control issues, forgiveness, isolation, or questions about life purpose. He brings experience addressing men’s issues alongside general mood and adjustment concerns. Therapy with Paul is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
He can talk about how to integrate difficult experiences, including work some people do after psychedelic or ketamine-assisted treatments. His style aims to make next steps clear and doable.
What Paul works with
The areas below are the ones Paul selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Sleeping disorders
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Training and background
| Registers | LMFT, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 32 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Paul uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional processing. One common approach involves skill building for anxiety and stress - learning breathing, grounding, and thought-management strategies to reduce worry and improve sleep. These techniques help people who feel overwhelmed or struggle with daily routines.Another frequent focus is working with addictions and motivation. This involves examining triggers, building coping plans, and developing routines that support recovery and clearer decision making. For people who have had psychedelic or ketamine-assisted experiences, he can help integrate those experiences into ongoing personal work.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Paul will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Together they monitor what helps and adjust the plan over time to keep progress moving.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video can support more in-depth conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work even when schedules or locations change.
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