About Paul
Paul Brunner is a licensed social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. He has 15 years of experience and works with adults who are wrestling with strong emotions, substance issues, sleep trouble, or career strain. He speaks English and practices from Colorado as an LCSW and CSW.
Paul takes a straightforward approach in sessions. He listens to where a person is right now and then helps them make small, practical changes.
How Paul works
He uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking patterns and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage intense emotions. His background includes service in the Army as a mental health specialist and later as an officer and active duty social worker.
That work included providing trauma-focused care, substance use treatment, and support for people who experienced domestic violence or sexual abuse. He completed a Master of Social Work and met licensing requirements in Colorado and North Carolina. In therapy he blends evidence-based techniques like eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for trauma and mindfulness practices to reduce stress.
He also uses motivational interviewing when people want help with behavior change. Sessions are practical and goal oriented, with a focus on coping skills and measurable steps. People come to Paul for help with things like anger, bipolar mood shifts, ADHD, self-esteem, and relationship or communication problems.
He also supports those facing exhaustion from caregiving or first responder work. The work is collaborative and paced to the individual's needs.
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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
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
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Online support options
Approaches used online and how they help
Paul uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change thoughts that make stress and anxiety worse. CBT breaks problems into manageable parts and focuses on practical steps to alter unhelpful patterns. He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy when emotions feel overwhelming. DBT teaches skills for regulating feelings, tolerating distress, and improving communication in heated moments. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is part of his trauma work and can reduce the intensity of traumatic memories. EMDR is used when people have specific traumatic events that keep causing distress. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences, and then recommend options. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most. Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people see facial cues and work closely with a therapist. Phone sessions can be easier when attention or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins and flexible communication between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep working toward goals.Start online instead of waiting
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