About James
James 'Jim' Disantis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with decades of experience helping people manage anxiety and related concerns. He uses direct, respectful conversation to help clients untangle stress, grief, depression, addictions, relationship struggles, and major life changes. Sessions are practical and focused on day-to-day coping skills.
Jim has worked across many settings over his career, including inpatient and outpatient mental health, non-profit organizations, commercial services, and independent practice.
Background and approach
He has experience with clients at different life stages and has supervised other therapists and professionals. That range of work informs a flexible approach to common problems. In sessions he leans on client-centered work that starts with listening and building trust.
He adds cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. Solution-focused strategies are used to set small, clear goals and track progress. He also draws on existential ideas when clients are facing questions about meaning, purpose, or values during life transitions.
Those conversations are practical and grounded rather than abstract. Spiritual or religious beliefs can be part of the conversation when a client wants to include them. People in recovery and those coping with compassion fatigue or anger find his straightforward style helpful.
Jim focuses on tools people can use between sessions to reduce symptoms and build resilience. The work aims to be respectful and nonjudgmental while staying action-oriented.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy begins by focusing on what matters to the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaboration to help people feel heard and understood, which can reduce anxiety and improve motivation for change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. It is practical and often includes exercises to do between sessions, which works well with video or text formats for reminders and follow-up.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small achievable steps and clear goals. It is useful when people want quick, practical changes and progress can be tracked session to session.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust techniques as needed. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods to try and how to measure progress.
Online sessions offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls let the therapist observe facial expressions and body language, while phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is low. Live chat or text-based messaging supports quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing reminders between meetings. These formats help make consistent care easier to fit into daily life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 38 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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