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Heather James, LCSW

Stress, Anxiety Trauma, Abuse Grief Bipolar disorder Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am licensed in Florida with 22 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, coping with grief and loss, & bipolar disorder. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

Professional experience

23 yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Trauma, Abuse Grief Bipolar disorder Depression

Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family problems, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

FL LCSW SW6389

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Heather James. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Heather is very warm and caring, I know that sounds like a prerequisite but the way she can connect with people and she knows how to be gentle and also how to hold you accountable and a gentle and respectful manner. And she is she can laugh along with you and also be there for you when you're going through really scary times and sad times too.

Written on Mar 26, 2025 after therapy with Heather for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and coaching

My therapist. Heather, has assisted me
To build
More
Self confidence to believe my own narrative and question that story I
get told. I have a lot of
Baggage from my past and she is helping g me
Sort thru it to live my best life.
I wish I had a mug of
BetterHelp to start each day with!!!

Written on Mar 17, 2025 after therapy with Heather for 1 year and 11 months on issues concerning addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues

I signed up for Better Help during an extremely difficult time in my life, I was matched with Heather James and she has been nothing but amazing across the board, I feel extremely comfortable with her and I’m able to express and open up freely and that’s all I wanted was to be heard, and she listens.

Written on Jan 20, 2025 after therapy with Heather for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd

I love having Heather as a therapist. She is always encouraging me and challenging my negative thoughts. Helps me see things as they are not as my negative brain construes them to be. I’m so grateful to have her in my corner!

Written on Dec 29, 2024 after therapy with Heather for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, self esteem, and bipolar disorder

Heather is very sweet and understanding! It’s nice to talk with her and I felt confident telling her my problems. She’s honest and direct in the best way possible

Written on Dec 25, 2024 after therapy with Heather for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Heather was greatl! I had two unexpected losses very close together and was struggling with grief. In addition to obsessive throughts about sudden illnesses, I would wake up in a panic thinking someone in our house was having a medical event of some kind. She helped me to build on a few techniques to handle the fear / anxiety and keep the unhealthy, obsessive thoughts away. Thank you, Heather!

Written on Dec 16, 2024 after therapy with Heather for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and coaching