Paul Dokey

Paul Dokey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who aims to help people feeling stuck by offering a calm, present-focused space to talk. He focuses on short, clear steps that can reduce stress and help with day-to-day struggles. Paul practices in Montana and speaks English. He is available to international clients through the service. Paul brings about 20 years of experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and PTSD, ADHD, and problems with relationships and addiction. He draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and work toward changes that make everyday life easier. He also teaches mindfulness skills to help people build self-acceptance and steady their attention. His background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology and two decades of clinical work as an LCSW. Paul centers practical tools in sessions, like noticing thoughts, testing assumptions, and short mindfulness practices you can use between meetings. Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Paul encourages people to name what they want to change, then tries simple strategies to get there. He pays attention to how attachment and early relationship patterns show up now, and uses that understanding to guide conversations. People who prefer straightforward, skill-based work with a calm, present focus often find his approach helpful. To begin, readers are asked to use the site’s Start Therapy flow and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule a session.

How Mindfulness and ACT Translate to Online Work

Mindfulness Therapy focuses on simple attention practices and noticing thoughts and feelings without harsh judgment. It helps people reduce reactivity, handle strong emotions, and build steady habits for day-to-day life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes clarifying what matters to you and taking small committed steps toward those values. It pairs practical actions with exercises that reduce struggle with difficult thoughts and feelings.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. It helps people name relational habits and practice different ways of relating in the present.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. That might mean combining mindfulness practices, ACT exercises, and cognitive techniques over time to suit what the client needs.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, skip travel time, or have shorter check-ins when that works better. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available options before booking. The focus online remains the same - building practical skills, noticing patterns, and taking manageable steps toward change.