James Johnson, LCMHC
Practical support for strong emotions and life stressors
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How James works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About James
James Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 13 years of experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship struggles, trauma, and anger concerns. He meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps they can use day to day.
James believes each person knows their own story best. He emphasizes strengths and works with clients to build on what already helps them.
Background and approach
He encourages small, realistic changes that reduce distress and improve functioning. In sessions he listens first, then offers clear tools tailored to each person's situation. That might include strategies to manage strong emotions, cope with cravings, repair communication, or handle grief.
He explains techniques in simple language and practices them together during sessions. James uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts his approach based on what each client needs. He aims to create a steady, predictable process so people can try new skills between appointments.
Progress is framed as gradual and measurable rather than all-or-nothing. People choose him for his steady, practical style and focus on real-life solutions. He supports work on self-esteem, sleeping and eating issues, parenting stress, career concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue among other areas.
His work is collaborative, with clients setting goals and tracking steps toward them.
What James works with
Everything James lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in James's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
Approach to evidence-based care and online sessions
James draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on managing emotions and changing unhelpful patterns. One common approach he uses teaches practical skills for recognizing triggers and responding differently to anger or anxiety; those skills help with stress, relationship strain, and cravings. Another approach emphasizes structured strategies for coping with trauma and mood symptoms, using step-by-step practices to reduce intense reactions and build stability.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He works with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust the plan when something is not working. Sessions include practice, feedback, and agreed homework so clients can see what helps between meetings.
Online therapy offers flexibility that fits many lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a longer session is needed, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing processing between appointments. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules.
Questions people ask about James
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and related life changes among other concerns.
What is his therapeutic style?
He takes a practical, strengths-focused approach. Sessions emphasize listening first, then learning and practicing concrete skills that can be used between appointments.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 13 years of professional work experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds the LCMHC credential and is licensed in North Carolina.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.