About me
Paul N. George M.S., L.C.S.W., L.M.F.T.
Many clients come to me with the belief that I can be helpful by offering some advice or wisdom that will solve their problems. There are many problem-solving strategies available to therapists to help their clients heal and grow and I use a variety of these strategies. The truth is that the essential foundation for the success of any treatment strategy is the trust, safety and respect that is established in the therapeutic relationship between you and me.
My goal is to help you discover the healing power within you that may have been concealed by anxiety, sadness, fear or trauma. I believe it is important to understand the coping strategies and strengths that you possess when you come to therapy. Then we can work to strengthen and add to them according to your needs. You are much more likely to be able to claim strategies to change and heal as your own if we partner together in creating them. I also work to help clients develop more resilience (if needed) so that future challenges may be managed without therapy.
I use a therapy called EMDR often when working with trauma and other problems that clients bring to therapy. It is a proven strategy for helping clients work through trauma quickly and often helps to build self-esteem as well. It relies on your unique path for healing pain from the past and developing a new sense of yourself for the future. I also use the Flash Technique, a newer trauma treatment method. I use other proven strategies for helping people change, employing them when they are a better fit for you based on who you are and your life experiences.
Though I have been working to help people change for fifty years, I remain curious about people, persistent in the solution of problems and committed to lifelong learning about helping people grow.
I have been in private practice for thirty eight years. I enjoy working with individuals, couples and families. I have many years of experience working with trauma (emotional, physical and sexual abuse), anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, chemical and behavioral addictions, dealing with difficult people and men's issues.
I began my career working in crisis intervention, partial hospitalization and addictions in community mental health centers. I also worked at the Victim Assistance Program at the Indianapolis Police Department.
I am EMDRIA Certified in EMDR therapy. I am also an EMDRIA Approved Consultant for EMDR therapists offering supervision to new and experienced EMDR therapists to help them develop their EMDR skills, become Certified in EMDR or become Approved Consultants.
