Paul Hernandez Jr. LPC.S, LPC

Texas · 33 years in practice

Paul Hernandez Jr. S works from an emotion-focused perspective while drawing on cognitive and client-centered methods.

License and registration

LPC, Texas: 16110 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1912503020 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 33
Languages: English

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About Paul

Paul Hernandez Jr. LPC.S works from an emotion-focused perspective while drawing on cognitive and client-centered methods. He brings more than three decades of counseling experience and aims to help people manage strong feelings, rebuild connections, and find practical steps forward.

He focuses on concerns such as addictions, anxiety and stress, anger, self-esteem, relationship and family issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related problems. He also supports people coping with career changes, sleep and eating difficulties, and life transitions.

Background and approach

He lists additional experience with aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness and pain, and first responder and fatherhood issues. Paul uses clear, direct conversation and tailored strategies in sessions. That can mean examining how thoughts affect mood with cognitive-behavioral techniques, using Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to notice and name feelings, or taking a client-centered stance to follow each person's pace.

He adapts the approach to what each person needs in the moment. He has worked in higher education administration and supervised counseling services for many years, and his background includes addiction counseling, aggression control, group work, and career counseling. Those roles shaped a practical style that balances listening with action steps.

Paul describes his manner as warm and interactive. He aims to treat people with respect and compassion while helping them take manageable steps toward their goals. If someone is ready to begin, he supports planning the next steps together.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Paul lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Cancer
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Paul names

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Online support

Emotion-Focused and Practical Therapies Online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name emotions, and then use that awareness to change patterns that lead to distress. It can be useful for worries about intimacy, strong reactions, or recurring conflicts. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the person's pace and priorities to build understanding and confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety, manage anger, or improve sleep.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Paul will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs, and he can adjust the plan as progress is made. That collaborative process helps ensure techniques are practical and relevant.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling more flexible. Video is useful for conversations that benefit from visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat can fit brief check-ins, and messaging supports shorter, ongoing reflection between appointments. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does he commonly address?

He works with a wide range of issues including addictions, anxiety and stress, anger, self-esteem, relationship and family conflict, trauma and grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, and career or life transitions.

What is his therapeutic style like?

His style is warm and interactive, combining Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas with client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral techniques to create practical steps you can use between sessions.

How long has he practiced counseling?

He brings 33 years of professional experience in counseling, administration, group work, addiction and career counseling, and aggression control programs.

What credentials and location details apply?

He holds the LPC credential and is identified as LPC.S in Texas. His practice location is in Texas.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients supported?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

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