- Intimacy issues
- Career and transitions
- ADHD and focus
About Paul
Paul Hugens is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 40 years of clinical experience. He works with adults on concerns such as intimacy-related problems, self-esteem, career transitions, ADHD, stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, bipolar disorder, and depression. He also offers coaching for life purpose and coping with major changes.
He focuses on practical conversation and problem solving. Sessions include talking through relationship patterns, identifying unhelpful thinking, and developing concrete coping steps. He treats issues that connect to family dynamics, communication problems, codependency, and isolation or loneliness.
Paul brings decades of experience across medical and community settings, including hospice and cancer-related counseling. He has supported people dealing with end-of-life matters, aging and geriatric concerns, and first responder stress. That background shapes how he helps clients facing loss, illness, or sudden life shifts.
He is familiar with topics around attachment, dissociation, impulsivity, and the needs of people navigating nontraditional sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink. He also addresses infidelity, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and problems that come from caregiving roles.
In sessions he treats the practical side of recovery. He helps people map next steps, try new ways of communicating, and set achievable goals. His approach emphasizes the client's own knowledge of their life and builds on strengths to make manageable change.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Paul uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. This helps with stress, low mood, and decision-making during life transitions.Another common approach focuses on behavior and skill-building. It includes setting small goals, practicing communication skills, and trying concrete coping strategies for things like impulsivity, addiction, or relationship conflict. These steps give clear actions to work on between sessions.
Finding the right fit is part of the work. Paul aims to collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs and goals. He discusses what is most useful and adjusts the approach as progress and preferences become clearer.
The biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm the available online session types before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time so sessions work around school or work schedules.
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Experience
40+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Can he help with feeling lost after university or early work life?
Yes. He works with career transitions, life purpose, and coping with major life changes for young adults and other adults.
What approaches does he use in sessions?
His biography notes the use of evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Expect practical, conversational work that looks at thoughts, behaviors, and coping strategies.
How long has he practiced?
He has 40 years of professional experience supporting people with relationship, mood, and stress-related concerns.
Where is he licensed and located?
He holds a Florida LMHC credential and is based in Florida.
Does he work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. He accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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