Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Reba works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Reba
Reba James is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and the day-to-day strain of life. She uses straightforward conversation and practical steps so people can start noticing change soon. Many come to her because they want clearer thinking, steadier moods, and tools to handle sudden setbacks.
She brings six years of hands-on experience across group homes, residential treatment, crisis centers, juvenile drug court, detention centers, and outpatient settings.
Background and approach
That background means she is used to working with people who face complex challenges, including intellectual and developmental disabilities. Her work has included support for mood concerns like depression and bipolar, attention and behavior issues such as ADHD and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, and trauma or brain injury.
Sessions focus on making an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can say what they really feel. Reba listens for patterns that keep people stuck and offers concrete strategies to shift them. She also helps with relationship tensions, parenting stress, grief, addiction-related concerns, and intimacy issues.
Her style is direct and practical. She helps clients build coping skills, manage strong emotions, and set small goals that add up. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Reba practices in Virginia and conducts therapy in English. She works online through a mix of video, phone, chat, and text formats so people can choose what fits their schedule and comfort.
What Reba works with
Everything Reba lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Reba's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Intellectual disability
- Self-harm
- Traumatic brain injury
How evidence-based techniques fit into online care
Reba draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and behavior change. One approach emphasizes learning emotion regulation skills to reduce intense anger and anxiety; clients practice breathing, grounding, and step-by-step behavioral strategies to regain control during spikes of emotion. Another approach centers on building coping plans for stress, depression, and life transitions by identifying small, achievable goals and changing unhelpful thinking patterns to improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will talk with each person about their goals, daily routines, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they pick techniques that match the person's needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing feedback between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules and make it easier to keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Reba
What concerns does Reba specialize in?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting, career issues, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a practical, conversational style. Sessions emphasize clear tools, emotion management, and goal-focused steps.
What clinical background does she bring?
She has six years of experience working in group homes, residential treatment, crisis centers, juvenile drug court, detention centers, and outpatient practices.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds a VA LCSW credential and practices in Virginia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.