Paul Standal, Ph.D., 
…has 30 years experience working in the fields of mental health, personal growth and relationship coaching. He specializes in marital and relationship conflict resolution related to substance abuse and recovery. He has been a licensed marriage and family therapist (MFT) in California since 1982. He received his Ph.D. in psychology in 1994 through Union Institute of Psychology. As a clinical supervisor and trainer for 15 years, he has led seminars and workshops throughout California and Nevada in psychotherapeutic theory and technique. His latest articles are “The Experiencial Cycle” and “Stinkin Thinkin: Shift Happens.” He has been married twenty years and has four children.

Dedicated to Helping You Regain Clarity and Self-Acceptance

Affordable Quality Counseling (AQC) intervenes to resolve negative feelings and behaviors like anger, oppositional attitudes and grief or loss between relationship partners, husbands and wives and parents and their adolescents or children. In addition, we help clients recovering from affairs and infidelity, co-dependency, sex addiction, impulse control disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder, including violent crimes like rape, domestic violence and physical, sexual or emotional abuse.

We ascribe to a person-centered approach that makes use of specific psychotherapeutic interventions, based on present-time, solution focused strategies as well as caring and consistent feedback and support. We specialize in resolving depression, anxiety, panic disorder, phobias, work-related injuries, occupational and vocational issues, weight loss, dating/ internet dating problems, social isolation and interpersonal conflicts that affect mental health and self-esteem. AQC offers psychotherapy, consultation, training and crisis intervention services as well as help with addictions, including drug and alcohol abuse and dependence, relapse prevention and addiction recovery for adolescents and adults.