Therapist profile
Paul Bryan, LPC
Michigan
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and Self esteem
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Michigan / 6401001089
- NPI
- 1699472415
- Experience
- 35 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Michigan
About
- Attachment-based work
- CBT techniques
- Emotion-focused work
About Paul
Paul Bryan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 35 years of experience practising in Michigan and previously in Texas and Canada. He works with adults facing family conflict, self-esteem struggles, career stress, anxiety, grief, and the practical effects of trauma and loss. He also lists codependency among areas he focuses on and helps people set clearer personal boundaries and priorities.
He keeps sessions straightforward and conversational. He listens for patterns that repeat across relationships and daily life. Then he helps people name those patterns and try different responses. That can include looking at how attachment history shapes expectations in relationships.
Paul uses a mix of approaches depending on the issue. He draws on client-centered work to follow a person's concerns, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and habits, and emotionally-focused ideas to work through strong feelings in relationships. These methods are used together to address practical problems like workplace stress or parenting strain.
He has worked with a wide range of concerns over decades, including ADHD, anger, depression, compassion fatigue, and caregiver stress. He also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, family of origin conflicts, and forgiveness or guilt struggles.
Sessions are aimed at helping people make concrete changes: clearer boundaries, more consistent self-care routines, and improved ways of handling conflict. To begin, a short questionnaire and an initial session help clarify goals and the best path forward.
How sessions work
How his therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Paul blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools and attachment-focused ideas. Client-centered work means the therapist follows the person’s concerns and priorities, helping them organize thoughts and choices. Cognitive behavioral work focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavioral experiments to test new ways of responding. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationship patterns affect current expectations and boundary habits.Deciding which mix to use is a collaborative process. He will review goals and preferences with each person and adapt techniques to what seems most useful. That means checking in about progress and shifting emphasis if other tools would fit better.
Session logistics and formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Some approaches work well with regular weekly sessions, while others can be paired with focused exercises between meetings to practice new skills.
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Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He works with adults on family issues, self-esteem, career stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and related problems. Codependency and boundary challenges are listed among his focus areas.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a client-centered approach that stays focused on the person's priorities, combined with cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused methods when helpful. Sessions are conversational and action-oriented.
How much experience does he have?
He has 35 years of clinical experience working in Michigan and formerly in Texas and Canada. That history includes a wide range of relationship and life-transition concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Michigan. His practice is based in Michigan.
Are sessions offered in any other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He accepts international clients, so people outside the U.S. may be able to connect for sessions.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
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