- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Ralph
Ralph DeMar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 20 years of experience. He focuses on helping people understand where their patterns come from and regain a stronger sense of self. His style centers on giving clients tools and new information to make different choices in daily life.
Ralph sees therapy as a learning process. He talks with clients about how early life and family influences shape current thoughts, feelings, and habits.
Background and approach
Together they identify unhelpful patterns and replace them with alternatives that fit the client's goals. His approach blends elements of attachment work, client-centered listening, and cognitive-behavioral tools. Sessions often include practical skills to manage stress, anxiety, anger, or sleep and eating concerns.
He helps people facing grief, addiction struggles, intimacy issues, and parenting challenges. Ralph emphasizes empowerment and helping people reclaim their voice. He describes therapy as a journey toward self-discovery, clearer values, and more courageous decision making.
The aim is to help each person make choices that reflect who they want to be. He trained in clinical psychology at the master's level, now referred to as forensic psychology, and has practiced across a range of clinical issues for two decades. Ralph offers straightforward conversations, education about behavior and emotion, and practical steps clients can try between sessions.
What Ralph works with
Everything Ralph lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ralph helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- First responder issues
- Jealousy
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
Approaches Ralph lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How his approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current relationships and self-view. Online sessions can use reflective conversations to trace those patterns and practice new ways of relating. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping the client find their own answers; this fits well with video or messaging formats where the therapist follows the client’s lead and offers gentle feedback. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down unhelpful thoughts and habits into small, changeable steps and pairs them with practical exercises, which translate easily to short homework tasks between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. He will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can evolve over time as progress is made and priorities shift, and he encourages open discussion about what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility and makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, journaling, or practicing skills between longer sessions. These options help people stay consistent and apply what they learn in real time.
Questions people ask about Ralph
What concerns does he address?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, sleep or eating problems, ADHD, and trauma or abuse.
How would you describe his therapy style?
His style is educational and practical. He listens in a client-centered way, then offers tools and information people can use day to day.
What kind of experience does he bring?
He has 20 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with a wide range of clinical concerns.
Where is he based and what are his credentials?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas and holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology, now called forensic psychology.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for ongoing work and check-ins.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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