About James
Dr. James Young is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with nine years of professional experience. He focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and anxiety, improve focus, and strengthen self-esteem.
He also helps people manage trauma, addictions, mood conditions, and big life transitions. He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings. Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented, so people leave with tools they can use right away.
How James works
The LGBTQIA community is a particular area of focus, and he supports individuals and parents navigating gender and identity questions with care. Dr. Young uses a mix of proven methods to match each person’s needs.
He often blends client-centered conversations with cognitive-behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices to address unhelpful patterns. Motivational interviewing is used when someone needs help finding the will to make change. He works with attention and focus concerns across ages, and supports people facing grief, relationship strain, parenting stress, and the effects of trauma.
He also has additional experience with adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, and issues affecting first responders. Sessions are offered through a variety of online formats to fit different schedules and lifestyles. People interested in starting complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
James lists 5 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.
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
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that fit into online sessions
Dr. Young often uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy for online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD challenges, and addictive patterns. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, useful for stress, trauma symptoms, and concentration concerns.He also uses client-centered therapy to build a respectful, accepting conversation where people lead the topics. Finding the right approach is part of the process; he collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. That shared planning helps make sessions feel more relevant and usable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face from different places. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or messaging can support brief check-ins, coaching-style encouragement, or ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules.
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