Paul Bryan, LPC
Michigan · 35 years in practice
Paul Bryan is a licensed professional counselor with 35 years of experience helping people manage major life changes and everyday stresses.
License and registration
- LPC, Michigan
- 6401001089 · expires October 2027
- NPI
- 1699472415 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 35
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Paul
Paul Bryan is a licensed professional counselor with 35 years of experience helping people manage major life changes and everyday stresses. He works with adults on issues like anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, career transitions, and self-esteem. His focus includes trauma, grief, ADHD, and relationship strain.
Paul draws on existential ideas that help people find meaning and direction during hard seasons. He also uses attachment-based and client-centered ways of working to build safety and clear communication in relationships.
Background and approach
Cognitive behavioral techniques and emotionally-focused tools are used when practical problem solving or managing strong emotions is helpful. Sessions are straightforward and conversational. Paul listens closely, offers reflections, and helps people try new ways of responding to old patterns.
He aims to make therapy useful and relevant to daily life, with steps people can practice between sessions. Paul has worked in Michigan, Texas, and internationally, including Canada. That variety informs his perspective when helping people cope with cultural and life transitions.
He brings decades of clinical experience to family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, aging and caregiver stress, and forgiveness and grief work. People who meet with Paul can expect a respectful, collaborative process. He helps clients clarify goals, test new behaviors, and cope with uncertainty.
Practical support and honest conversation guide his work toward rebuilding confidence and repairing relationships.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Paul lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Paul names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Paul integrates existential therapy to help people explore meaning, purpose, and choices when life feels uncertain. This approach encourages honest reflection about values and direction, which can be helpful during midlife shifts, grief, or career changes.He also uses attachment-based work to identify patterns in close relationships and to improve communication and emotional connection. Client-centered methods guide the pace of sessions so the client's concerns and goals lead the conversation.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Paul works collaboratively to see which methods fit a person's goals and what feels most helpful in practice. He adjusts techniques as needs and priorities evolve, inviting feedback and experimentation along the way.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people balancing work, family, or medical appointments. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing coaching-style contact between appointments. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to continue therapy through relocations or schedule changes.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Paul commonly address?
He helps people facing anxiety, depression, career or parenting stress, relationship strain, trauma and grief. Additional focuses include ADHD, attachment issues, adoption and foster care, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe his therapy style?
His approach is conversational and client-centered. He blends existential reflection, attachment-informed listening, and practical techniques to help people act differently in daily life.
What is his professional background and experience?
Paul holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential and brings 35 years of clinical experience in Michigan, Texas, and international settings.
Where is he based and licensed?
He practices from Michigan and is licensed as an LPC in Michigan.
Can I work with him if I live outside the United States?
Yes. He accepts international clients and conducts sessions across national boundaries where appropriate.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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