About James
James Kuemmerle is a licensed social worker in Colorado who helps people facing stress and anxiety. He aims to create a calm space where clients can talk about difficult feelings without judgment. His style is steady and practical, geared toward real-life problems and clearer next steps.
With 29 years of experience, James draws on approaches like client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. He uses these tools to help people manage mood, cope with life changes, and handle addictive behaviors.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings as well as conversations that clarify goals. Common concerns he addresses include relationship strain, family conflict, anger, depression, trauma and grief, sleep problems, parenting stress, and career or life-purpose questions. He also supports people dealing with compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, and issues that arise in later life.
James works with people affected by substance use, veterans and first responders, and those facing end-of-life or bereavement challenges. His approach mixes listening with practical exercises so clients can try things out and adjust what helps. People can expect straightforward talk, paced to individual needs, and an emphasis on building coping tools.
The tone is collaborative: James helps clients figure out what matters most and how to move toward it. He provides services in English and accepts international clients, offering a range of online formats to fit different schedules and needs.
Using evidence-informed approaches online
James commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and reflecting a person’s concerns so they feel understood and can find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and improve mood.He also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills when needed to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal boundaries. These approaches help with anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and coping during major life transitions. Choosing the right approach is part of the process and will be done together. The therapist and client review goals, try techniques, and adjust what’s working so therapy fits the person’s needs and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and teaching skills with visual cues. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins or notes between sessions and can fit busy schedules. These options aim to make care more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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