Dr. James Kraut
Calm, practical support for life’s hard moments
- Credentials
- FL Psychologist PY4990
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About James
Dr. James Kraut is a licensed psychologist practicing in Florida with 30 years of experience. He helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or difficult life changes.
He also works with clients struggling with addiction, compassion fatigue, sleep and eating concerns, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. He believes people know their own stories and brings respect for each person's strengths into sessions. His style is practical and straightforward.
Background and approach
He encourages small, manageable steps that build toward clearer goals and better daily functioning. In sessions he listens first, then offers tools and feedback that match what each person needs. He draws on established, evidence-based techniques to address panic, trauma, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and relationship or parenting questions.
He also supports matters related to aging, autism spectrum traits, blended family issues, and fatherhood concerns. Dr. Kraut holds the Florida psychologist license FL Psychologist PY4990.
He has spent decades helping people sort through complicated feelings and find ways to cope and move forward. His work emphasizes collaboration, practical skills, and steady support while clients make changes. For people who prefer remote care, he provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Sessions are offered in English and international clients may be seen according to scheduling and regulatory considerations.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Dr. Kraut uses established, evidence-based techniques to guide work online. One common approach focuses on teaching practical coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing, grounding, and behavior changes that reduce panic and improve sleep. These methods help when worries or panic attacks make daily life hard.Another key element is skills for mood and addiction-related issues, which include structured routines, problem-solving steps, and strategies to manage cravings and low mood. These approaches aim to build small habits that stabilize mood and support recovery from substance use patterns.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences and then suggest techniques to try. Together you can adjust methods over time so the work fits your needs and pace.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. These options allow people to meet from home or while traveling, fit appointments around work or family, and stay connected between sessions when needed. Remote formats make it easier to keep consistency and apply new skills in daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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