James Law, LCSW
About me
I am licensed in Virginia with 8 years of professional work experience. I have a broad range of experience helping clients with a variety of life challenges including mental health, physical health, relationships, and environmental strains. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion as we travel your path to recovery. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey of wellness.
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Adoption and foster care, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hearing impaired, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy
License information
VA LCSW 0904012355
Reviews
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James is the most useful resource I've ever known for my mental health. I am going on two years with him and I can't foresee me leaving him.
Written on Jul 10, 2024 after therapy with James for 1 year and 11 months
Scott (James) is insightful, great at following conversations, making connections, and bringing real world advice into the scope of healing.
Written on Sep 10, 2022 after therapy with James for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and career difficulties
Outstanding!
Written on Aug 14, 2022 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, anger management, and career difficulties
Great therapist! Each session feels valuable and I get to really work on what I wanted to improve upon. He encourages me to do things that are out of my comfort zone so I can grow!
Written on Aug 11, 2022 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and adhd