About James
James Wells is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida. He focuses on helping people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and major life changes. He uses a straightforward approach aimed at making counseling feel simple and usable for day-to-day life.
He frames therapy as a collaborative map of a person's life. Clients describe where they are now and where they want to go. He acts as a guide and advisor, helping people plan practical steps to move toward their goals.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize clear goals and manageable actions. His background spans a decade as an LMHC plus earlier years working in the mental health field. That mix of clinical practice and front-line experience informs how he supports people facing mood disorders, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and addiction concerns.
He draws on techniques that focus on present problems and usable skills. In sessions he blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused techniques. People often work on changing unhelpful thoughts, building coping skills, and practicing new behaviors between meetings.
Mindfulness and elements of dialectical behavior approaches are used when helpful for emotion regulation and stress reduction. Therapy is offered in English and provided via video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Prospective clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling their first appointment.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting working relationship. Sessions prioritize the client's goals and preferences, and the therapist reflects back what he hears to help clarify priorities and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. Online CBT sessions use practical exercises and homework to address anxiety, panic, OCD patterns, and depressive thinking in clear, step-by-step ways.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their needs and goals. If one strategy isn't helping, they adjust the plan and try another mix of techniques until it feels useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for more in-depth sessions and guided exercises. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a brief check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can support quick check-ins, coping reminders, and ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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