About Paul
Paul D. Wess is a licensed professional clinical counselor with three decades of experience. He holds a master’s degree in psychology and a master’s in sociology, plus a C.A.G.S. that reflects advanced doctoral study.
Paul helps people who feel stuck by focusing on the whole person - body, mind, emotions, and spirit. He has a long interest in trauma and the ways it shows up as anxiety, depression, and problems in close relationships.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to reduce distress and build skills for everyday life. Paul pays attention to developmental history to make sense of present struggles. Consultations are grounded in straightforward, practical work.
Conversations are clear and direct. Clients learn tools to manage mood shifts, panic, and painful memories while also noticing how the body holds stress. Paul blends talk-based approaches with attention to bodily experience.
He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and also uses somatic practices to help people reconnect with their felt sense. Dialectical and client-centered ideas shape how he structures sessions. He supports issues such as anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, grief, intimacy and self-esteem.
Additional focus areas include attachment, communication, control struggles, shame, and life purpose. Paul offers sessions in English and Estonian from Ohio and brings a calm, steady presence to the work.
Approach and online care that include the body
Paul uses somatic-informed work to help people notice how tension and sensations relate to thoughts and emotions, which can be useful for trauma, anxiety, and panic. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify values and take committed action, even when uncomfortable thoughts and feelings are present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and learning practical strategies to manage mood and behavior.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. Paul works collaboratively to choose approaches that match a person’s goals, needs, and comfort level. He adjusts pacing and techniques as the relationship develops so the work feels manageable.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. This allows people to meet from home or work and to use the format that fits their life. The variety of options can help maintain continuity when schedules change or travel is necessary.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English, Estonian