About Ralph
Ralph DeMar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, phobias, addictions, trauma, and relationship challenges. He frames therapy as a chance to learn new ways of thinking and to regain a sense of self and voice. Ralph emphasizes practical change so clients can make clearer decisions and feel more in control.
He views many struggles as rooted in feeling devalued and in patterns learned early in life.
Background and approach
In sessions he helps people notice those patterns, called schemas, and understand how they shape reactions today. That awareness is used to test new responses and build healthier habits. Ralph draws on approaches that center the person and their relationships, including attachment-focused work and client-centered methods.
He mixes cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and dialectical skills for managing emotion and behavior when needed. His style is direct but supportive, with an emphasis on education and practical skills. He invites clients to reclaim their sense of identity and to make choices that reflect their values.
Ralph sees therapy as a process of discovery rather than a one-time fix. With 20 years as an LPC and a master’s degree in clinical psychology (Forensic Psychology), he brings long-term experience to a wide range of concerns. He offers sessions in English and works with people in Texas using several online formats and phone options.
Online approaches that focus on learning and connection
Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people recognize how they relate to others and build more supported ways of connecting when relationships or intimacy are a concern.Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and choices. The therapist listens carefully, reflects what is said, and helps the person find their own answers rather than prescribing solutions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It uses practical exercises and experiments to change thinking patterns that fuel anxiety, phobias, or depression.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and needs, and then suggest which methods to try first. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps the most.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different circumstances. Video calls let people use visual cues and do deeper work. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or when video is difficult. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, journaling between sessions, or shorter focused conversations. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while matching format to the task at hand.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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