About James
James Montgomery is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah with seven years of practice. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and self-esteem concerns. He talks plainly and aims to make steps feel doable when life feels overwhelming.
James designs sessions around each person’s needs. He uses a mix of approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
He also draws on client-centered and Jungian ideas to explore values, meaning, and personal strengths. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented while also leaving space for reflection. James helps people break big problems into small, manageable steps.
He works with common life changes like divorce, workplace stress, deployments, and shifts in identity that can follow midlife or career moves. His background includes seven years in mental health counseling and work with issues faced by veterans and first responders. He addresses concerns such as post-traumatic stress, seasonal affective disorder, impulsivity, and isolation.
He also helps with communication problems, forgiveness, guilt, and finding life purpose. People who want straightforward, collaborative work often feel comfortable with his style. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How James's Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most and practice small actions that align with those values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes when someone wants clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors to reduce distress. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem by offering concrete tools to try.Finding the right fit is part of the process. James works together with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. He adjusts methods over time so sessions stay practical and relevant to everyday life.
Online therapy offers multiple ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you read facial cues and have a longer conversation, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or text messaging can be a shorter way to check in or process something between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while matching different days and needs.
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What this therapist works with
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- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
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