About Paul
Paul Buehler is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSW, and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, based in New York. He brings five years of clinical experience and focuses on building a respectful, steady relationship with each person who comes for help. Paul aims to meet people where they are and support realistic change at a comfortable pace.
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes.
How Paul works
He also works with concerns like self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, anger, and compassion fatigue. Paul supports people navigating LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and relationship or family conflict. Paul uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions.
He draws on client-centered work to listen and follow each person's priorities. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns of thought and behavior that get in the way. Mindfulness and motivational approaches are part of his toolbox for coping and motivation.
Solution-focused strategies help set small, achievable goals and track progress. His style is warm and nonjudgmental, with an emphasis on skill-building and clear next steps. Sessions happen online by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Paul works in English and serves clients located in New York. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist's availability.
Paul lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Registers | LICSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Paul often uses client-centered work to prioritize each person's concerns and goals. This approach means sessions begin by listening closely and shaping the work around what matters most to the individual. It helps people who need a steady, empathetic space to talk things through.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and problem-focused and can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete skills to change how someone thinks and acts. Mindfulness techniques are added when helpful to build attention and calm, supporting coping with strong emotions and improving focus.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paul collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. He will check in regularly and adjust methods if something isn’t helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for establishing rapport and working through material visually. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging are options for brief updates, coaching, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives.
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