About James
James Harris is a licensed professional counselor working in Arkansas with five years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people who struggle with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, and life transitions. He frames clients as the experts on their own stories and offers steady support while they take steps toward change.
He listens first and asks questions to understand what matters to each person. Sessions emphasize practical steps a client can try between meetings.
Background and approach
James encourages small, achievable goals so progress feels real and manageable. His work draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance strategies to help people change unhelpful patterns. He also uses client-centered listening to build trust and DBT-informed skills for emotional regulation when needed.
These methods are used flexibly to match a person’s needs. James pays attention to how past relationships and attachment patterns shape present behavior. He can help people untangle issues such as abandonment, codependency, communication problems, and commitment anxiety.
He also supports those coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, or major life changes. Sessions are offered in English and can take place via video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. He works collaboratively with each person to set goals and find practical ways to improve daily life.
Starting therapy is described as a courageous step toward a more manageable future.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and commit to actions that reflect those values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and making life changes by teaching how to respond differently to thoughts and feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks problems into manageable steps and offers tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which helps with anxiety, depression, and coping skills.
Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes listening and building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship. That approach helps people feel heard and gain clarity about their goals before choosing specific strategies.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process aims to make sessions feel relevant and useful from the start.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited; live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try different formats to see what works best.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Arkansas
- Languages
- English