Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Family
- Child
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
Paul Krauss MA LPC is a therapist in Grand Rapids, MI with extensive training and experience providing EMDR therapy. Paul Krauss provides counseling in the West Michigan area and is an expert at treating trauma utilizing EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy), but also works with people suffering from anxiety, depression, relationship issues, social anxiety and many other concerns.
My Background and Approach
Paul is devoted to bringing high quality therapy and counseling to Grand Rapids and is the co-founder of Health for Life Grand Rapids. In addition to being level II certified by the official EMDR institute , Paul is also ACRA certified by Dr. Robert J. Meyers and is also an expert on working with teenagers, young adults, and their parents regarding issues of addiction. If you are looking for someone who knows the field of psychology well, has over 10 years of experience in counseling, has definite cultural competency from both life experiences, living in various places through his life ( Chicago, Michigan, Phoenix, AZ, Ireland), and traveling extensively, and has a non judgmental and balanced approach to the human condition, relationships, and different life philosophies–then contact Paul and his office today. Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe all humans deserve the right to thrive no matter where they are from or how they identify. As you can hear from my podcast, "The Intentional Clinician" (available on all platforms), I have consistency spoken up for the oppressed, the abused, the marginalized, and those whose rights have been violated. I am well versed in cultural competency literature and have attended over 25 diversity trainings. I have consistently expanded my knowledge base since obtaining my Master’s degree through independent study, consultation, and learning from some of the greats in the field of psychology, attending lectures and trainings from: Dr. Robert J. Meyers, Dr. Francine Shapiro, Dr. Dan Siegel, Dr. James Hillman, Dr. Scott Miller, Bill O’ Hanlon, Jack Kornfield, Dr. Irvin Yalom, Dr. Erving Polster, Dr. David Burns, Dr. Aaron Beck, Dr. Donald Meichenbaum, Dr. Salvador Minuchin, Dr. Jeffery Kottler, Mike Speakman (Founder of PAL), and Kathleen Martin, LCSW, among others.