Therapist profile
Alexis James, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Stress and Parenting
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- CBT methods
- Acceptance work
- Emotion-focused tools
About Alexis
Alexis James is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 10 years of clinical experience. She is licensed in Florida and New York and practices from New York. Alexis lists family and parenting among her areas of focus and helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting concerns.
She uses clear, practical techniques in sessions. Conversations focus on what feels most pressing at home and in daily life. She draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance-based work, and emotion-focused work to identify patterns that get in the way of feeling steady.
Alexis often helps people untangle relationship and family of origin issues, manage caregiving stress, and cope with shame, abandonment, or isolation. She also supports people facing mood conditions, ADHD-related challenges, and grief. Sessions look at everyday habits, thoughts, and reactions, then try different ways to respond that fit the person’s life.
Her style is straightforward and practical. She leans on client-centered conversations alongside structured skills when those are useful. That can include mindfulness practices, behavioral experiments, and tools to regulate intense emotions.
Outside of her work she identifies as a mother and partner and mentions interests like travel and interior design. Her background and client focus aim to help adults who are juggling relationships, parenting responsibilities, and the stresses that come with life transitions.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and make room for what matters. It focuses on values-based action so someone can move toward meaningful goals even when hard feelings remain. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses short experiments and practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding emotional responses in relationships and learning new ways to communicate and respond to others.Finding the best approach is part of the work. Alexis will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and life demands. That means trying a few tools, checking what helps, and adjusting as needed so the plan stays useful.
The biography does not list specific session formats for online work, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around parenting, work, and daily routines. They can shorten travel time, allow for brief check-ins when needed, and let people use techniques during ordinary moments at home. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EFT exercises for virtual meetings so skills are practiced where life happens.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Florida, New York
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting concerns, relationship and family of origin issues, and related topics listed in her specialties.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and conversational. She combines client-centered talk with structured skills like CBT and mindfulness.
How much clinical experience does she have?
The biography records 10 years of experience working in mental health.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LMHC licensed in Florida and New York and practices from New York.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify current session formats here, so confirm the available session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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