About James
Dr. James Kraut helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. He also supports people facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and addiction-related concerns.
He brings 30 years of experience as a Florida psychologist to his work and speaks English. He keeps sessions straightforward and practical. He starts by listening to what matters most to the person in front of him.
Then he works together with them to set clear, manageable goals and small steps toward change.
Background and approach
Dr. Kraut emphasizes the strengths people already have. He encourages clients to build on those strengths while learning new ways to cope.
Conversations are direct and aimed at helping people feel better day to day. Over his career he has helped people with relationship strain, grief, sleep and eating concerns, and issues tied to work and career. He also addresses attention and mood difficulties, panic, and long-standing family-of-origin patterns that keep people stuck.
He offers several ways to meet, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. International clients may be supported depending on scheduling. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy
Dr. Kraut uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach involves structured problem solving and skill building to reduce anxiety and manage mood swings; this teaches specific steps people can use when they feel overwhelmed. Another approach emphasizes strengthening coping skills and resilience to address burnout, compassion fatigue, and the stress of life transitions; it helps people pace themselves and prioritize self-care.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and daily routines, and then suggest methods that best fit those needs. Together they adjust the plan as progress is made and new issues come up.
Online therapy can be flexible and practical. Video calls allow face-to-face work when visual cues help progress. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can fit between busy days, let people pause and reflect in writing, or provide ongoing support without scheduling a full session. These options make regular care easier to maintain around work, family, and travel.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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