About James
Dr. James Kraut helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, and the strains that come with big life changes. He also supports people facing compassion fatigue, burnout, addictions, grief, and concerns around intimacy and relationships.
Dr. Kraut is a Florida psychologist with three decades of clinical experience. He keeps sessions practical and straightforward.
He listens to a person's story and helps them build on the strengths they already have.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on clear goals and steps a person can try between sessions. Dr. Kraut draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations about mood, behavior, and coping skills.
He works with people on sleep and eating issues, anger, self-esteem, career stress, and more complex problems like trauma and bipolar challenges. People who reach out also find help with family of origin concerns, divorce and separation issues, addiction recovery, aging and geriatric matters, and challenges related to autism and blended families.
He supports people dealing with panic, paranoia, loneliness, and feelings of emptiness. The first visits usually center on understanding what matters most to the person and setting small, workable goals. Over time sessions focus on building routines, strengthening relationships, and managing symptoms so daily life feels more manageable.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Dr. Kraut uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach emphasizes identifying patterns in thoughts and behaviors, then testing small changes to see what helps reduce anxiety or low mood. Another approach focuses on skill building for managing stress, improving sleep, and coping with cravings or burnout; it teaches routines and concrete strategies to try between sessions.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then recommend methods that fit those needs. Over time the plan can be adjusted based on what works and what does not, so the person stays involved in choosing the path forward.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people see facial expression and tone, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- 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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