Christy Paul

Christy Paul is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 16 years of experience. She earned a master’s degree from the University of North Florida. Christy focuses on giving people practical tools they can use day to day. She explains how skills build stronger coping and clearer choices. Christy often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches ways to change unhelpful patterns. She also draws on a person-centered approach that centers the client's own goals and pace during sessions. Together these ways of working aim to make therapy concrete and useful. In sessions she helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, and trauma. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, parenting challenges, career shifts, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and other life changes. She emphasizes tools for coping, building self-esteem, and planning next steps. Christy keeps language simple and aims for clear steps clients can take between visits. She works to create a space where people are heard and can try new strategies without pressure. Progress often comes from practicing skills and reflecting on what works in daily life. People who want straightforward guidance and practical skills often find this approach helpful. To begin, she asks clients to identify goals and then tailors techniques to those goals. Her style balances teaching skills with listening to each person’s experience.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Christy often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thinking and practice new behaviors to reduce distress. This approach is practical and works well for stress, anxiety, anger, and mood challenges. She also uses a person-centered approach that focuses on the client's goals and pace. That means sessions are shaped around what the person wants to change, with the therapist listening and reflecting rather than directing every step. Finding the right blend of techniques is part of the work. Christy will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. The plan can change as progress is made or new issues arise. Please confirm the specific session formats offered before booking, since the biography does not list formats. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some people find phone or video sessions let them access care from different locations or squeeze appointments into a lunch break. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and person-centered methods well to remote sessions, focusing on skill practice, homework, and ongoing planning to support daily life changes.