About James
James Cady is a licensed professional counselor with a focus on helping people manage anxiety, stress, and other common life challenges. He brings 17 years of experience and a calm, straightforward style to conversations about mood, sleep, and day-to-day coping. Many clients seek him out for help with depression, trauma, or problems with substance use.
James earned a Master’s Degree in Counseling from the University of North Dakota and a Specialist’s Degree in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of South Dakota.
Background and approach
He also holds an LPC-MH credential. Over his career he has worked in community mental health and later moved into independent practice in 2013. In sessions he uses client-centered methods that focus on what matters most to the person in front of him.
He also draws on mindfulness practices to help people manage anxiety and sleep problems. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used to set achievable, practical goals when change is needed. James works with people dealing with a wide range of concerns including parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, grief, and transitions in life.
He also addresses more specific issues such as panic attacks, phobias, post-traumatic stress, and seasonal mood changes. Clients can expect a direct but compassionate approach. Conversations are aimed at identifying small steps that make daily life easier.
He helps people build skills to manage emotions, repair communication, and move toward goals in ways that fit their lives.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s priorities and lets the conversation follow what matters most. Online sessions let that happen through guided listening, reflective questions, and collaborative planning to address anxiety, depression, or relationship stress.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep. These exercises can be introduced in a video call and practiced in everyday moments between sessions to manage panic, worry, and mood shifts.
Motivational interviewing helps people clarify their own reasons for change and build motivation step by step. It is useful for addressing addictions, lifestyle shifts, and stuck patterns by setting small, realistic actions during remote check-ins.
Choosing the best approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels doable, then tailor methods to each person’s needs. That collaboration makes it easier to adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online work offers practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports short updates or reminders. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- South Dakota
- Languages
- English
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