About James
James Hagins is a licensed professional counselor who helps people during major life transitions and hard emotional moments. He focuses on clear, practical support for things like grief, low self-esteem, stress, anxiety, career shifts, parenting strain, and relationship concerns. He draws on 31 years of experience to offer steady guidance.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. He listens closely, helps people name what matters, and works with them to try small changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
James uses a mix of approaches depending on the person's needs. That can include client-centered work to follow the client's pace, cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, and existential conversation to consider values and meaning. He also brings psychodynamic perspective and relationship skills from the Gottman Method when those fit.
Many people come for help with specific problems like trauma, compassion fatigue, or caregiver and end-of-life concerns. Others want broader coaching around life purpose, career decisions, or improving communication. He offers down-to-earth strategies alongside deeper reflection.
Based in Colorado, James meets with people in English and accepts international clients. He aims to make the process straightforward so clients can focus on their goals and practical next steps.
Approach and options for online therapy
James often blends client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy depending on the person's goals. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely, following the client's lead, and building trust so people can explore feelings at their own pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage stress, or address low mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. He talks with each person about goals, daily routines, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then suggests methods to try. That collaborative process allows adjustments over time to find what fits the client's needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues for relationship work and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick touchpoints, written reflections, or ongoing coaching between longer sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 31 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English