LMHC, 4 years of experience
I am a Seminary trained clinical therapist. I am also a combat veteran and have experience serving in ministry abroad. I have a prior career before becoming a therapist, and have also worked about 12 years overseas. I have worked successfully with people from many backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and religious faiths. I have clinical experience working with clients struggling with a wide variety of mental health conditions and stressors including but not limited to trauma, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.
In our first meeting together we will have a brief introduction with each other and then discuss the specifics that brought you to counseling. From there I will be working with you to develop a personalized plan to help you achieve your therapy goals.
Having had an almost 20 year career prior to becoming a therapist, I believe I bring a practical approach to therapy. I understand navigating the real world, balancing career and life, and the every day grind that life throws at us. My experience in ministry and my training gives me the ability to help navigate clients with faith, life, and mental health challenges.
I am passionate about helping clients who are looking for practical, real life solutions for their challenges. I work with adults, and my most success has been with clients who are ready for change and looking for relief from anxiety, depression, and other like symptoms.
4 ratings with written reviews
July 18, 2025
James has been very instrumental in helping me navigate transition and particularly very very helpful in helping me walk through a Biblical divorce and helping me to evaluate my steps in alignment with my values and beliefs without compromising them. That has been very reassuring and challenging. I can sense my capacity and awareness growing exponentially as James has served as a barometer and guiding voice as he says, assessing my math to see if it "math-ing" correctly!
June 2, 2025
James has shared his life experiences with me to help me understand his solutions for my healing. He has given me so many resources to learn from to suit my purposes. I have significantly benefited from his counsel.
June 2, 2025
1st session has left me hopeful, James was friendly and understanding and non-judgmental. He is also Faith based which, for me, is very important that who ever I'm letting into my mind is God focused. Looking forward to my next session. He is also a true listener, I never felt interrupted or cut off. He not only offered reflection but also provided good insight and encouragement.
I am a seminary graduate and I have served in ministry abroad. I try to make practical, real world solutions in how to integrate faith into day to day life.
As a disciple of Christ, it is important to recognize that our faith is a part of how we see and interact in the world. I approach my counseling with this in mind.
I have been using EMDR for over 4 years and have extensive experience helping reduce the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD in adults.
CBT is an evidence based model that is central to my therapeutic practice. Having a tool to weigh and measure our thoughts, and then help change them is a tool that everyone will benefit from.