About James
James Barrett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who draws on a decade of clinical experience. He focuses on practical steps that help people reduce stress, manage anxiety, and handle addiction and relationship struggles. James aims for clear, direct conversations that lead to real change.
He uses a client-centered stance to hear what matters most to each person. That means sessions begin with the client's goals and move at a comfortable pace.
How James works
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, combined with mindfulness techniques, helps people spot unhelpful thinking and practice coping skills they can use every day. For relationship concerns James incorporates elements of the Gottman Method to address communication, conflict, and intimacy-related issues. He also uses motivational interviewing to support people working through substance use or motivation challenges.
Together these approaches help with issues like commitment concerns, infidelity, and codependency. James has worked with people facing grief, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, and career transitions. He pays attention to family of origin patterns, attachment issues, and the ways guilt and shame show up in decisions.
Sessions aim to build skills for handling life changes and co-occurring problems. People describe his style as respectful and straightforward. He avoids stigmatizing labels and focuses on strengths and practical steps.
James tailors the conversation and the plan to each person’s situation and goals.
James lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What James works with
The areas below are the ones James selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
How James’ approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's goals and experience. Online sessions using this approach begin with what the client wants to change and follow their pace, whether that is addressing anxiety, parenting stress, or relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes. In video or chat sessions, the therapist and client work together on concrete exercises, homework, and short skills practice between meetings.
The Gottman Method supports clearer communication and problem-solving in relationships. Online work can include structured conversations, communication exercises, and tools for repairing conflict and improving intimacy.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to keep or change as work progresses.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging is useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or getting support between longer sessions.
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