About James
James Wells is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, and major life changes. He creates a calm, respectful space where people can talk through hard moments and begin to feel more steady. James works with adults on concerns like depression, bipolar mood shifts, grief, and questions about identity and intimacy.
He keeps sessions straightforward and goal-focused. Conversations might cover coping skills, communication habits, and ways to handle strong emotions.
Background and approach
James combines practical tools with attention to how past relationships affect present behavior. He aims to help clients build clearer routines and better daily coping strategies. James draws on a mix of approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based methods.
These tools are chosen to match each person’s needs, whether the focus is anxiety reduction, addiction recovery, or improving self-esteem. He also uses elements from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and client-centered care when helpful. With three years of clinical experience and licensure as an LPC, he serves people located in Alabama and also accepts international clients.
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Payment works through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s calendar.
James emphasizes practical steps and steady progress while respecting each person’s pace and priorities.
Practical therapy approaches for online care
James commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward what matters most. ACT can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions by teaching values-based action.He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a hands-on approach that looks at unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches concrete skills to change reactions and behaviors. CBT is often useful for managing anxiety, mood concerns, and problem-solving day-to-day challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review goals, try methods, and adjust plans with the client so the strategy fits needs and comfort level. This is a collaborative process where feedback shapes what happens next.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions let people read facial cues and do deeper conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier for short check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing support between calls and can fit into busy schedules. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, travel, or caregiving duties.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Alabama, Georgia
- Languages
- English