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James Mann, LMFT - Florida Therapist at Grow Therapy

James Mann

James Mann

(he/him)

LMFT
14 years of experience
Authentic
Warm
Solution oriented
Virtual

Hello, I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Texas, Georgia, and Florida. I currently have over 14 years of clinical experience treating individuals, couples and families suffering from various mental health conditions. Some of the many conditions I treat are: anxiety; depression; stress; anxiety and panic attacks; PTSD; anger management; communication deficits; family dynamics; life transitions; marital enhancement and breakdown; infidelity; parenting/coparenting; workplace conflict and military families. I use a client-centered approach with Cognitive-behavioral therapy as one modality out of many that I employ. That means that I am also an integrative therapist selecting the correct modality for the constraint (problem) we are solving. I am also a 10 year Navy Veteran treating Veterans of PTSD along with their families. My goal is to empower clients to overcome personal obstacles and improve their quality of life. I believe in the power of therapy to transform lives and am committed to making a positive impact on the individuals and families I serve.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

In our first session, I will perform a thorough diagnostic interview while gaining an understanding about your presenting issue(s). Also, I will collaborate with you to create treatment plan goals that will help guide our therapy experience. It is my goal in the first session that: (a) you have been heard and understood, (b) there is a game plan for us with treatment plan goals; and (c) that hope has been instilled within the session.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

Having over 14 years of clinical experience as a clinician, I believe that it is important to share a few of my strengths and successes I have held over the years. My specialty areas that I have focused on over the years are: addictions; PTSD; couples therapy; and military families. My strengths are: being genuine and down to earth; collaboration; understanding; nonjudgmental; organized; dedicated to the mission at hand; and being a straight-shooter when I need to be.

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My treatment methods

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

I have been an active CBT therapist for many years helping clients understand the relationship between how they think and how they act influences the way they feel. If I had to pick one modality to use from my toolbox of modalities, it would be CBT. It is a modality that treats a combination of disorders and conditions from anxiety, depression, bi-polar, PTSD, ADHD, anger management, panic attacks and a host of others.

Motivational Interviewing

I use Motivational Interviewing as an approach to therapy rather than just a modality or intervention to use. I think that building motivation for change starts from the beginning phase of therapy all the way through treatment. Motivational Interviewing is vital to the success of therapy and creating the language of change is how this approach becomes so effective. I do blend Motivational Interviewing with CBT as my primary treatment strategy.

Couples Counseling

I have enjoyed couples therapy as a practice off and on for the majority of my career. I will say that I have a couple of approaches that I primarily pull from. One approach is using elements from the Gottman Method. Another approach that is important to incorporate is Emotionally-focused therapy (or EFT). Lastly, I use several communication models to inform therapy for communication. My goal in couples therapy is teach the problem-solving skills needed to solve your own problems as a couple. I also draw from my own 22 years of marital experience to enhance the craft of couples therapy.