About James
James Cole is a licensed social worker who brings 11 years of clinical experience to his practice. He holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) credentials and practices part time as a personal contractor. He works in North Dakota and conducts sessions in English.
He offers a flexible, person-centered style that adjusts to what each person needs. He avoids one-size-fits-all methods and prefers to shape sessions around goals and practical steps.
Background and approach
The tone in his work is straightforward and nonjudgmental. James helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and major life transitions. He also supports those dealing with relationship or intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
He lists LGBT-related concerns and mood conditions such as bipolar among his areas of focus. Sessions may include problem-solving, coping skills, and focused conversation about specific life challenges. He frames therapy as a collaboration where the person’s needs guide decisions.
He asks direct questions and works to keep sessions useful and goal oriented. James uses online formats to meet people where they are, offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. His practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and pricing varies with location and therapist availability.
How evidence-based methods fit into online therapy
James uses common evidence-based therapeutic techniques and tailors them to the person’s situation. One approach focuses on teaching coping skills and short-term strategies to manage anxiety and stress, helping people notice triggers and try practical responses. Another method emphasizes talking through past hurts and current reactions to address trauma and grief, using guided conversation and paced exposure to reduce distress.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. James will discuss options with each person, consider their goals and preferences, and adjust methods over time if something isn’t working. The process is meant to find practical tools that feel useful day to day.
Online therapy can be a flexible option for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for focused sessions. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, written reflections, or when shorter, more frequent contact helps maintain progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- North Dakota, Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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