About Reba
Reba James is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Virginia who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She supports individuals dealing with depression, anger, low self-esteem, and life changes. Her approach is straightforward and focused on practical steps.
She aims to make appointments feel manageable for busy lives. James brings six years of clinical experience across a range of settings. That work included group homes, residential treatment, crisis centers, detention settings, juvenile drug court, and outpatient practice.
Background and approach
She has provided care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and has supported concerns related to trauma and addiction. Sessions focus on clear goals and simple tools. She encourages clients to name problems, try small changes, and notice what helps.
Conversations are direct but warm, and she creates space for honest talk about difficult feelings. Reba has worked with children, adolescents, and adults from diverse backgrounds and identities. That experience informs how she listens and adapts strategies to fit each person’s situation.
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address issues such as ADHD, grief, self-harm, and traumatic brain injury. Her practice offers multiple ways to connect, including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. People who want to begin can choose a Start Therapy option and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule sessions according to availability.
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options
Reba uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and problem solving. One common approach emphasizes coping skills and behavioral strategies to reduce anxiety and manage stress; this involves learning simple exercises, practicing them between sessions, and checking what helps in daily life. Another approach targets mood and thought patterns, helping people notice unhelpful thinking, test alternative ideas, and build routines that support better mood and energy.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Reba will work with each person to understand goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they try approaches, tweak them as needed, and pick methods that fit the client’s day-to-day reality.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone sessions can be a good option with limited bandwidth, and chat or text messaging supports quick check-ins or shorter exchanges between appointments. These formats help people fit therapy into work, family, and school schedules while keeping continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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