I am a licensed Marriage and Family therapist with over 14 years of experience.
I approach therapy from a Narrative Neuro-experiential viewpoint. You are not the issue – issues are getting in the way of you attaining your goals and your full life potential. All of us reflect where we have come from and that reflection is not necessarily where we want to end up. As you are able to see in my profile, I am trained in many modalities and we as a team will determine jointly what methods are employed to meet your needs and goals.
I also have a wide range of career experience - I have been a professional truck mechanic, a management assistant to the CFO of a large urban school district, a therapist to homeless individuals/families, and I have been in private practice helping individuals develop into who they want to be. My goal is to help you maximize your potential and capitalize on your strengths.
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Control issues, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and veterans issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
MN LMFT 2099
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Wonderful !
Written on Jul 03, 2022 after therapy with James for 2 months
James is a kind and caring man of God! He’s very supportive and genuinely cares for our concerns! He feels more like a great friend than our therapist, and we wholeheartedly would recommend him and his expertise to anyone!
Written on Jun 30, 2022 after therapy with James for 2 months
James is an empathetic listener and offers practical suggestions.
Written on Jun 26, 2022 after therapy with James for 2 months