About James
James White is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Alabama. He brings 15 years of experience helping people manage overwhelming emotions and regain a sense of direction. He focuses on clear, practical steps that can be used between sessions.
He often uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy approaches to teach skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Those skills are useful for people dealing with depression, panic, trauma, and mood instability.
Background and approach
He pairs DBT ideas with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change patterns that keep problems going. Mindfulness techniques are woven into sessions to help clients notice thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are used when people want to clarify values and take small, value-driven actions.
Motivational Interviewing supports people who are unsure about change or who are working through addictions. James has worked with adults facing mood disorders, substance use concerns, grief, relationship strain, and stress from caregiving or first-responder roles. He also supports people navigating sexual identity, intimacy questions, ADHD, and complex personality issues.
He emphasizes practical strategies clients can try between visits. In sessions he sets goals with each person and focuses on skills practice and real-world steps. The aim is to help people feel more capable in daily life and move toward what matters to them.
Online therapy using skills-based approaches
James commonly uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that help when feelings feel overwhelming or reactions are intense. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more useful ways of thinking and behaving.Finding the right approach happens together. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then try approaches that fit those needs. Sessions often blend techniques so the plan can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send brief updates or practice skills between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep work moving forward.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English