About Paul

Paul is a Licensed Professional Counselor who is committed to helping individuals navigate life’s challenges with compassion, clarity, and practical support. He provides a warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel safe to explore difficult experiences, strengthen resilience, and create meaningful, lasting change. Drawing from evidence-based approaches including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Paul tailors treatment to each client’s unique needs, goals, and life experiences. He also runs in-person men’s emotional health skill-building groups upon request.

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the transition into adulthood or wondering where you truly fit in? Young adulthood is filled with exciting opportunities, but it can also bring uncertainty, pressure, and self-doubt. Paul helps young adults navigate the transition from high school to college, identity development, dating and relationships, social intelligence, career exploration, trauma recovery, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, pornography addiction, family conflict, and the many questions that accompany becoming an independent adult. His goal is to help clients develop confidence, emotional resilience, and a strong sense of direction.

Do you find yourself repeating the same unhealthy relationship patterns or wondering why the same struggles like anger or withdrawal keep showing up? Many adults carry unresolved attachment wounds that affect their marriages, families, careers, and overall well-being. Paul works with adults experiencing relationship distress, parenting challenges, divorce and separation, affair recovery, job stress, military transition, burnout, pornography addiction, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation difficulties, and the demands of caring for aging parents. Clients gain insight into long-standing patterns, heal emotional wounds, improve communication, and develop healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

As you reflect on this later season of life, are you asking yourself, “What’s next?” Post-retirement life often brings significant transitions that invite both reflection and growth. Whether you are adjusting to no longer working, experiencing increasing loneliness or apathy as you age, parenting adult children, grieving the loss of a spouse, or seeking greater meaning and purpose, Paul provides a thoughtful and compassionate space to process these experiences and start living in alignment with your values. Learn to navigate change with resilience, strengthen important relationships, and embrace this chapter with clarity, peace, and hope.

If you would like to schedule an appointment, please contact Paul or call 301-836-1034. You may also view his profile on Psychology Today. Paul offers therapeutic services at a rate of $225 for an initial 60-minute session and $185 for each subsequent 55–60 minute session. Although insurance payment cannot be guaranteed, Paul accepts most Virginia Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and CareFirst DC Capital Region plans, including FEP Blue and out-of-state Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, as well as Aetna and Cigna. He also maintains Certified Non-Network Provider status with TRICARE. For clients seeking out-of-network reimbursement, Paul will gladly provide a statement for submission to their insurance company. Telehealth appointments are available in addition to in-person sessions.