About James
James Campbell, LICSW, supports people dealing with stress and anxiety and related concerns. He helps with grief, depression, addictions, self-esteem, and coping with big life changes. He also offers help around intimacy issues, communication problems, and concerns tied to gender and sexual identity.
Sessions are offered in English and focus on practical steps people can use right away. Campbell writes plainly and keeps conversations focused on goals people bring to therapy.
Background and approach
He uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and respond differently. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques guide short-term change and clearer decision making. James brings a long history in public behavioral health and child and family services in the District of Columbia.
He worked for decades in agency roles including supervisor and program manager, and later in school mental health with the Department of Behavioral Health. More recently he has led clinic operations and provided direct therapy as a contract clinician. He also presents a fatherhood initiative called Boys to Men and Men to Gentleman at workshops and conferences.
That experience shaped his practical, action-oriented approach. In sessions, he typically helps people set clear goals, practice new skills, and track progress. People who prefer straightforward guidance and focused tools often find this style useful.
He blends short-term problem solving with attention to how past experiences affect present challenges.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
James uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice patterns of thought that increase anxiety or low mood, and then practice different ways of responding. He also draws on mindfulness therapy to teach attention and breathing exercises that reduce reactivity and improve focus. Motivational interviewing is used when someone needs support finding and strengthening their own reasons to change.The therapist views approach selection as a collaborative process. He will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust over time if something isn’t helping. That way sessions stay relevant and focused on what the person wants to accomplish.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and preferences. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing daily responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- District of Columbia
- Languages
- English
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