About James
James Greenwald is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, depression, and major life changes. He brings six years of counseling experience and works with adults facing concerns like addiction, grief, self-esteem, sleep problems, and ADHD. He also supports people dealing with attachment, abandonment, codependency, and career direction.
James uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. He listens first, then helps people develop skills they can use between meetings.
Background and approach
He aims to make therapy feel like a real conversation where you try things that fit your day-to-day life. His approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy among other methods. That mix helps with emotional regulation, deciding what matters most, and telling a clearer personal story.
He also uses mindfulness and narrative techniques to reduce reactivity and shape new perspectives. James has worked in settings that include independent practice, hospitals, schools, crisis care, and correctional facilities. That range gave him experience with sudden change, high-stress scenarios, and people in complex life situations.
He frames goals in clear, doable steps and tracks progress along the way. Sessions are offered in English and are provided through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that suits them.
He emphasizes collaboration and practical skill-building rather than quick fixes.
How James Uses Therapy Methods Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small steps toward them even when anxiety or fear is present. In sessions that often involve exercises and homework, ACT teaches skills for noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match what matters. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships through concrete coping skills. It can be useful for managing intense emotions, impulsivity, and recurring conflict. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's goals and experience, with the therapist offering nonjudgmental listening and reflection to help the person find their own solutions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. James will collaborate with each person to identify what methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. He often blends techniques from these approaches so sessions match the pace and problems someone brings in, and he adjusts tools as progress is made.
Online therapy provides practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or between-session support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while focusing on skills, reflection, and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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