James Davis
Practical, trauma-informed counseling for life challenges
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed in
- Utah
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About James
James Davis is a licensed clinical mental health counselor with ten years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. He also supports concerns such as self-esteem, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, career changes, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. He works in Utah and holds the credential LCMHC, a licensed clinical mental health counselor.
Sessions are offered in English. He uses straightforward, practical approaches in sessions. James often starts by listening to what feels most pressing and then suggests techniques that fit the person's everyday life.
Background and approach
He blends skills-based work with attention to past experiences that shape current reactions. When trauma is involved he uses targeted methods to reduce distress and process memories. Training includes a master's degree in mental health counseling and a bachelor's degree in psychology and human development.
That background informs both short-term problem solving and longer-term exploration of patterns. He draws from evidence-based tools such as cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR alongside person-centered and motivational interviewing techniques. In sessions people can expect clear explanations, step-by-step skill practice, and room to talk through hard topics at their pace.
He aims to help clients build coping tools they can use between meetings. James prefers to tailor methods based on each person’s needs and goals rather than use a single fixed plan. Therapy is offered in several online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging.
The subscription model for sessions can be canceled at any time and scheduling is arranged after completing a short matching questionnaire.
How his approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape patterns today; in sessions that means looking at how trust and connection affect reactions and choices, which can help with intimacy and relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete coping skills and behavioral experiments. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used to reduce the power of traumatic memories through a structured protocol that can be adapted for online sessions to ease distress tied to past events.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist listens to goals and preferences, explains options plainly, and adjusts methods as progress is seen. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools to try first and when to shift course.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care flexible. These options let people fit sessions into busy schedules and continue work between meetings with written check-ins or live conversations. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach skills, guide EMDR preparation, and support steady progress without requiring travel.
Attachment-Based Therapy
Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
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