About Tavia
Tavia James is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and life transitions. She uses straightforward strategies and practical tools so clients can leave sessions with clear next steps and a plan they can use right away.
She earned a master’s degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling with an emphasis in Ethnic Minorities from Southern University and A&M College. Early in her career she focused on helping people with disabilities adjust to work.
Background and approach
That experience shaped a down-to-earth approach to solving everyday problems. Over 12 years of practice, she expanded into clinical psychotherapy for adults and adolescents from diverse backgrounds. She incorporates methods drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to address trauma, mood concerns, and persistent negative thinking.
Tavia emphasizes a holistic, solution-focused style. Sessions aim to combine insight with simple, realistic skills people can use between appointments. She concentrates on areas like coping with life changes, impulsivity, isolation, career concerns, and improving communication.
Her work also addresses multicultural concerns and the effects of prejudice and discrimination on well-being. Tavia frames therapy as a partnership - she helps people clarify goals, try different strategies, and build a usable plan for the weeks and months ahead. She welcomes people who want practical support and coaching to feel better and move toward a more purposeful life.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-informed method that can reduce the intensity of distressing memories through structured processing.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and deeper work, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a work break, while live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule regular care and to practice skills in everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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