About James
Dr. James Geidner helps people who are dealing with anxiety, stress, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and phobias. He also supports people navigating parenting strain, addiction-related issues, ADHD, career stress, and major life changes.
He practices in Michigan and brings a calm, direct style to sessions. He has two decades of clinical experience in many settings. That work has included psychiatric rehabilitation, child treatment centers, university roles, and independent practice.
Background and approach
He also has a strong background as a clinical supervisor at hospitals and universities, which informs how he organizes care. In sessions he focuses on matching the approach to the person. He listens for what feels most helpful and adjusts methods to fit each person's goals.
This can mean shorter practical tools or deeper exploration depending on the issue. Dr. Geidner uses a mix of well-known methods, including attachment-based work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, and Jungian perspectives.
He explains each option in simple terms and helps people choose what to try first. People who prefer remote care can work with him through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. He offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.
Getting started is done through an online matching process and scheduling system. He holds LCPC and LPC credentials and brings a practical, experience-driven approach to therapy. His background in teaching and supervision shapes how he explains concepts and tracks progress.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationship patterns. Online sessions can help identify attachment needs and practice new ways of relating in everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them; it works well for anxiety, phobias, sleep issues, and mood problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clear communication skills for intense emotions and relationship challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan with the client. That collaborative process helps pick methods that fit the person's situation, whether they want fast symptom relief or deeper insight.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues and do longer sessions. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging work for brief check-ins, skill coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to use techniques where they matter most.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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