About James
James Fry is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 40 years of experience who helps people manage stress and anxiety. He supports individuals dealing with addictions, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and anger concerns. He speaks English and practices from Texas.
He focuses on simple, direct conversations that help clients name what feels overwhelming. Sessions aim to make thoughts and feelings easier to talk about. He encourages honest discussion without judgment and works at a steady, practical pace.
Background and approach
James uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. He breaks problems into manageable steps and uses exercises people can practice between sessions. The approach is goal-oriented and centered on everyday change.
Over four decades he has helped people facing issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and communication problems. He also supports those coping with divorce, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation, men’s issues, and concerns related to military service. Sessions may include talk-based work, problem-solving, and practical exercises tailored to what each person needs.
James aims to be steady and collaborative while focusing on clear skills clients can use right away. He knows reaching out is a big step and offers straightforward support for the journey ahead.
CBT and practical online approaches for anxiety and stress
James uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, anger, and patterns that keep problems going because it focuses on concrete skills and short-term behavior change.The process of finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up. Together they choose techniques and adjust them as progress is made, so the work matches each person's needs.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and exercises that use visual tools. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text can be useful for brief check-ins, shorter exchanges, or ongoing written practice between meetings. These options let people fit therapy into busy lives and try different formats to see what helps most.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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