Paul R. Shaffer

Paul Shaffer has a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina.

He has worked with adults, couples, and families as a professional counselor for over 40 years, both in the private and public sectors - including the hospital, jail, residential treatment and county mental health populations.

It was primarily through Paul's private practice and support group work that he was able to focus on couples, a choice that ultimately led to the writing of his conflict and relationship books, starting with "Conflict Resolution for Couples" in 2005 (updated in 2020 with "the R.I.V.E.R. Method").

His most recent book, "The Top 10 Dating Essentials", a 10th Anniversary update, was published in 2025. To date, he has written 7 self-help books and published 8 landscape/nature photography coffeetable books.