Therapist in North Brunswick, New Jersey Paul Southwell, Therapist
Gender Identity: Male (He/Him)
Ages Served: 6-75+
Appointments: In-office and Online
Manages Medications: No, provides therapy only
Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans
Paul Southwell, LPC
Specializes In:
Paul Southwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor at LifeStance Health with a Masters Education, dedicated to helping individuals and families throughout New Jersey navigate life’s challenges with compassion and clinical expertise. He works with teens, and adults, creating a supportive space where clients can address concerns, build resilience, and move toward meaningful change. Paul has offered individual therapy and family therapy, tailoring each approach to meet the unique needs of the people he serves. Paul is particularly passionate about supporting individuals struggling with anxiety and depression. He understands how these conditions can impact daily functioning, relationships, and self-worth, and he draws on evidence-based methods to help clients regain balance and control in their lives. By blending empathy with structured treatment, Paul guides clients toward practical solutions while addressing the root causes of distress. In addition to his primary focus areas, Paul has extensive experience helping people work through complex life transitions, grief, and relationship challenges. He incorporates interventions such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, integrating them to fit the client’s goals. His work also extends to supporting adoption and foster care families. Outside of his counseling work, Paul enjoys coaching basketball, taking walks with his wife, and studying history—interests that reflect his commitment to teamwork, connection, and lifelong learning. These passions inform his ability to connect with clients from all walks of life and offer perspectives rooted in both empathy and lived experience.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 11-75+
- Family Therapy: Ages 6-75+
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Sports performance
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Eating issues: food deprivation
- Eating issues: purging/regurgitating
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Hoarding
- Intense mood changes
- Marital stress or divorce
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Premarital counseling
- Racial identity
- Religion & spirituality
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Social skills & communication
- Stress management
Family Therapy
Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.
- Anxiety
- Depression/feeling down
- Family conflict
- Panic attacks
- Self-esteem
- Stress management
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Dementia & memory issues
- Eating issues: food deprivation
- Eating issues: purging/regurgitating
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Hallucinations
- Hoarding
- Intense mood changes
- Marital stress or divorce
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Phobias
- Premarital counseling
- Psychosis/issues with reality
- Racial identity
- Religion & spirituality
- Retirement
- Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
- School behavioral issues
- Sexual trauma
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Sports performance
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unusual thoughts or beliefs
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Allied Trades Assistance Program
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Independence Blue Cross
- Magellan
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- SVCMC US Family Health Plan
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
- World Trade Center (HealthSmart)
Languages
- English
Education
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Pace University at Pleasantville
FAQs
Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Paul Southwell. You can also call 848-893-1932 to have someone assist you.
Paul Southwell generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 848-893-1932 to find out Paul Southwell's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Paul Southwell:
- Aetna
- Allied Trades Assistance Program
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Independence Blue Cross
- Magellan
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- SVCMC US Family Health Plan
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
- World Trade Center (HealthSmart)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 848-893-1932 to see how we can help.
Paul Southwell is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Paul Southwell works at:
Yes, Paul Southwell does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Paul Southwell is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: