Paul Weaver, LMFT

Paul Weaver is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who helps people facing relationship strain, life changes, and emotional distress. He focuses on clear, practical support for issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, intimacy problems, and parenting challenges. Paul aims to create a calm space where people can talk through what matters most and begin to make changes.

He has nine years of clinical experience and several years in private practice working with individuals, couples, and families. His background includes work with PTSD, addiction, blended family challenges, and first responder concerns. He often helps people who are dealing with grief, career stress, body image worries, and identity or sexuality questions.

Paul draws from client-centered practice and emotionally-focused therapy to help people identify feelings and repair connection. He also uses attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral strategies when they fit a person’s goals. Sessions are conversational and aim to clarify what’s getting in the way and what might help next.

In sessions he listens for patterns that keep people stuck, such as codependency, control issues, or avoidance. He then helps create small, doable steps toward better communication and emotional regulation. Paul emphasizes collaboration, so people leave with concrete ideas to try between meetings.

People often seek him out for midlife transitions, commitment questions, and struggles around intimacy or family roles. If you want straightforward help sorting a difficult time, his approach focuses on understanding your situation and working together on realistic changes.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional responses. Online sessions can help people notice attachment patterns and try new ways of relating in day-to-day life. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on respectful listening and following each person's pace; it aims to make people feel understood so they can speak honestly about difficult topics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and tests small changes to shift results; it is useful for anxiety, mood, and coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and will suggest methods that seem to fit. This is a collaborative process, and adjustments are made if something is not helpful.

Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for quicker check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to continue work during life transitions or while traveling, and to practice skills in the environments where problems happen.