I help adults who are struggling with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, chronic stress, burnout, relationship challenges, life transitions, and self-esteem. My approach is structured, practical, and collaborative, combining evidence-based therapies with clear goals to help clients develop effective coping skills, process difficult life experiences, and create meaningful, lasting change. Before becoming a therapist, I spent more than two decades in competitive corporate environments where long hours, high expectations, and constant pressure were the norm. After earning an MBA from George Washington University and completing postgraduate work at Emory University, I witnessed firsthand how chronic stress, burnout, relationship difficulties, and unresolved trauma can affect every aspect of a person's life. That experience allows me to connect naturally with professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, and others navigating demanding careers while also supporting adults from all walks of life. Over the past seven years, I have provided psychotherapy in psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment programs, specialized treatment settings, and private practice. Much of my clinical experience has focused on trauma recovery within a court-supervised treatment program, helping individuals develop healthier coping strategies, improve emotional regulation, and work through significant life challenges. Whether you are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, carrying the effects of trauma, navigating a difficult relationship, or searching for a renewed sense of purpose, my goal is to provide a supportive, structured environment where we can identify the patterns keeping you stuck and build practical strategies that move you toward the life you want to create. My work draws from evidence-based approaches including EMDR-informed therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based interventions, and other trauma-informed techniques, with each treatment plan tailored to the individual's goals and needs.
Our first session is focused on getting to know one another and determining whether we're a good fit to work together. We'll discuss the challenges that brought you to therapy—whether that's anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, relationship concerns, or a major life transition—along with your strengths, history, and goals. If we decide to move forward, we'll develop a personalized Treatment Plan and a practical Case Plan that identifies the specific areas you'd like to focus on. Together, these plans provide a roadmap for therapy, helping us stay focused, measure progress, and work toward meaningful, lasting change.
One of my greatest strengths is my ability to bridge real-world experience with evidence-based psychotherapy. Before becoming a therapist, I spent more than two decades in corporate leadership and entrepreneurial environments where I experienced firsthand the pressures of high performance, chronic stress, burnout, and major life transitions. Today, I combine that perspective with years of clinical experience helping adults overcome trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and substance use concerns. My clinical experience includes psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment programs, court-supervised trauma treatment, and private practice. Working in these settings taught me that meaningful change comes from more than simply talking about problems. It requires a strong therapeutic relationship, practical coping skills, emotional regulation, and a structured plan that keeps therapy focused and moving forward. Clients often appreciate my calm, direct, and collaborative style. I strive to create a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where difficult experiences can be explored safely while also maintaining clear goals and measurable progress. My approach is grounded in evidence-based therapies and tailored to each individual's needs, helping clients build resilience, improve communication, strengthen relationships, and develop lasting skills for managing life's challenges.
I work best with adults who are ready to move beyond insight and actively engage in structured, goal-oriented therapy. My ideal clients are navigating trauma, high stress, relationship conflict, or major life transitions and want a clear plan—not open-ended conversation. They are willing to be accountable to a case plan, build practical skills, and address patterns that keep showing up in their lives. Many are high-functioning on the outside but dealing with unresolved stress injuries, emotional dysregulation, or internal conflict. They value direct feedback, measurable progress, and a therapist who will both support and challenge them. I am particularly well-suited for individuals who are motivated for real change, open to evidence-based approaches, and ready to do the work between sessions to create lasting, meaningful outcomes.
Trauma Informed Care
My work is grounded in trauma-informed care, meaning I assume that many patterns—emotional reactivity, avoidance, substance use, perfectionism, relationship conflict, or burnout—make more sense when understood through the lens of lived experience rather than pathology. I prioritize physical and psychological safety, clarity of structure, and collaborative goal-setting from the outset. Treatment begins with a thorough biopsychosocial assessment and moves into a written case plan and measurable treatment objectives so clients understand what we are working on and why. I integrate evidence-informed approaches including structured trauma processing and skills-based interventions while maintaining respect for autonomy and pacing. The focus is to identify and process the underlying caused not simply gaining insight—it is stabilization, integration, functional change and identify development. Trauma-informed care in my practice means we move deliberately, we measure progress, and we address the root drivers of symptoms so that performance, identity, and relationships become sustainable rather than reactive.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
My work incorporates principles from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), particularly in helping clients regulate emotion, tolerate distress, and build interpersonal effectiveness. DBT is grounded in the balance between acceptance and change—the idea that you can acknowledge your current reality without resigning yourself to it. In practice, this means we identify emotional triggers, track behavioral patterns, and build concrete skills that can be applied in real time: pausing before reacting, navigating conflict without escalation, managing urges, and strengthening self-respect. I tend to integrate DBT in a structured, growth-oriented way—using behavioral analysis, accountability, and measurable goals—while maintaining compassion for the underlying stressors driving the behavior. The aim is not just symptom reduction, but durable emotional stability, clearer decision-making, and relationships that are less chaotic and more intentional.
Experiential Therapy
Experiential therapy in my practice moves beyond insight alone and into direct emotional processing. Rather than only talking about a problem, we work with it in real time—through guided imagery, structured exercises, somatic awareness, role dialogue, and trauma-processing interventions that allow unfinished emotional material to surface and resolve. This approach is particularly effective when clients feel “stuck,” intellectually aware of patterns but unable to shift them. Experiential work helps access the emotional and physiological layers driving behavior, not just the narrative about them. I use this method carefully and deliberately, ensuring stability and safety before moving into deeper processing. The goal is integration—reducing reactivity, increasing clarity, and creating lasting shifts in how clients experience themselves, their relationships, and other environments.
Interpersonal
Interpersonal work in my practice focuses on the reality that many symptoms—depression, anxiety, burnout, substance use, overall performance decline—are intensified or maintained within relationship patterns. We examine how you communicate, how you handle conflict, where boundaries collapse, and where expectations go unspoken. The work is practical and direct: identifying recurring interpersonal loops, clarifying roles, strengthening assertiveness, and addressing unresolved grief or role transitions. I often integrate structured feedback and real-time analysis of relational dynamics so patterns become visible rather than theoretical. The goal is not to assign blame, but to increase awareness, accountability, and skill—so relationships become more stable, less reactive, and aligned with your long-term values rather than short-term emotion.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Mindfulness-based work in my practice is not abstract or purely meditative—it is applied awareness training. The focus is learning how to observe thoughts, emotions, and physiological reactions without immediately reacting to them. This creates a critical pause between stimulus and response, particularly in high-stress or high-conflict situations. Drawing from contemplative traditions as well as evidence-based clinical models, mindfulness becomes a discipline: noticing urges without acting on them, identifying cognitive distortions in real time, and strengthening emotional regulation. I often integrate breathwork, present-moment tracking, and structured reflection exercises to build this capacity. The objective is not detachment from life, but clearer engagement—less impulsivity, more intentional decision-making, and a steadier internal baseline even under sustained pressure.
26 ratings with written reviews
February 14, 2026
James has been awesome to work with! In only a few sessions, we have build a strong bond based on exactly the mix of logic, mutual respect, and empathy. I highly recommend him (and have to many of my friends/family!
February 3, 2026
I've had 2 sessions with James, and he is extremely empowering, and very focused on my care plan. I have been in therapy before, and he his much more focused on a care plan for me than any other provider I've seen. I highly recommend him if you are focused on your goals for living a better, more balanced and productive life.
January 29, 2026
James is helping me systematically work through lifetime patterns that are harming my daily life. Giving me ways to view them, tools to work differently, and 'homework assignment's' that we review each week. Progress is steady, which I can sense, and my family has commented. Each week I have better interactions due specifically to Jim. Very Pleased