Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How James works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About James
James Smith is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people managing anger, stress, anxiety, and addiction. He speaks directly and calmly, aiming to make a first step feel manageable. His approach is practical and down-to-earth, meant for people who want clear tools and steady support.
With 17 years of experience, James draws on a range of methods to match what each person needs. He uses client-centered methods to focus on the person in front of him and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and change patterns that cause distress.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are also part of his work when clients need emotional regulation and grounding. Sessions are tailored around real problems like sleep disruption, relationship conflict, grief, parenting strain, or difficulties with self-esteem and career stress. He also works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
James aims to build practical skills clients can use between sessions. James keeps the tone respectful and sensitive. He listens first, then helps set clear, achievable goals.
Over time he blends talk, problem-solving, and skill practice so people leave sessions with something to try. People living in Massachusetts and international clients can connect with him for video, phone, chat, or text-based sessions. The emphasis is on finding steady, workable steps forward rather than quick fixes.
What James works with
Everything James lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in James's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- 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
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches James lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How his approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. That helps build trust and makes room to choose interventions that fit the person's goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches techniques to change those patterns. Those skills often help with anger, anxiety, and sleep issues. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills when emotions feel overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. James will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first and will adjust the plan as progress happens. The process is shared and practical rather than fixed, so sessions can shift focus when new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Chat or text can be a short check-in or a way to practice tools between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum and fit therapy into a routine.
Questions people ask about James
What concerns does he help with?
He works with anger, stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, sleep problems, self-esteem, career strain, and related concerns listed in his specialties.
What is his general style in therapy?
He uses a practical, person-focused approach that combines listening with skill-building. Sessions aim to set clear goals and provide tools to use between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He has 17 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He holds an MA and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist factors; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.