About James
Dr. James Young is a licensed mental health counselor with nine years of practice in Florida. He focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or life changes.
He also supports individuals coping with trauma, attention and focus challenges, and issues around identity and intimacy. He aims to make the first step easier. Sessions are set up to be direct and practical.
He creates a calm space where people can talk honestly about what’s worrying them without judgment.
Background and approach
Dr. Young uses straightforward methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. He blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices.
He also draws on emotionally-focused work to address relationship and intimacy concerns. Many people come for help with motivation, low self-esteem, or recovery from addiction and trauma. Others seek support for parenting stress, grief, or challenges related to aging and caregiving.
He also offers focused help for those navigating LGBT and gender-related issues. Sessions can look different depending on needs. Some people prefer short practical tools for anxiety and focus.
Others work through deeper emotional patterns over longer periods. Dr. Young collaborates with each person to choose the pace and style that fits them.
He practices in Florida and conducts work in English. His approach is practical, respectful, and aimed at helping people make changes that feel manageable in day-to-day life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Dr. Young blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy to help people address symptoms and change daily habits. Client-centered work focuses on listening, understanding a person’s experience, and guiding conversations in the direction the client wants to go. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors, offering practical skills to reduce anxiety, improve focus, and manage mood.He also uses emotionally-focused ideas when relationship or intimacy issues come up, helping people name emotions and shift interaction patterns. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and adjust methods as needed over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls work well for in-depth sessions that benefit from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick coaching, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, school, or caregiving duties and let people pick what feels most practical for them.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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