About James
James Campbell is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with ten years of clinical experience listed for this profile. He focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, ADHD, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. He aims to help people find clearer routines, manage strong emotions, and improve day-to-day functioning.
James uses practical, goal-focused methods in sessions. He draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help clients notice patterns and test small changes.
Background and approach
He also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to set achievable steps and track progress. Clients can expect straightforward conversations and collaborative planning. Sessions often include short skills practice, problem-solving, and checking what worked between meetings.
He keeps language simple and uses examples that relate to daily life, work, and family demands. Before his current work he held roles in child and family services and school mental health programs in the District of Columbia. That background informs his focus on communication problems, parenting stress, and coping with life changes.
He has also led fatherhood programs and presented at workshops and conferences. James offers a mix of coaching-style guidance and clinical care depending on what a person needs. He encourages people to set small, measurable goals and to try practical strategies between sessions.
His approach suits those who prefer concrete tools and clear steps toward change.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
James often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavior changes that can ease anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related challenges. He also employs mindfulness therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and increase focus in daily life. Motivational interviewing is another tool he uses to help clarify goals and boost willingness to try new strategies when someone feels stuck.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and then adjust the plan as progress is made. That collaborative stance helps make sessions feel practical and personally relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow fuller interaction and visual cues while phone sessions can be a quicker check-in or fit lower bandwidth situations. Live chat and text messaging can work for brief check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into work, family, and daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- District of Columbia
- Languages
- English
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