James Farley is a licensed professional counselor in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and addiction.
01About James
James Farley is a licensed professional counselor in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and addiction. He brings ten years of experience to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. He emphasizes each person's strengths and works alongside clients as they take steps toward change.
James keeps things straightforward in the room. He listens first, then helps people identify patterns that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
He uses clear tools and homework people can try between sessions to test what works in daily life. His work covers relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, and self-esteem. He also supports people facing career changes, compassion fatigue, and the confusing effects of co-occurring conditions like ADHD or substance use.
He pays attention to how attachment and communication problems show up in relationships. James draws on cognitive and behavioral methods to shift thoughts and habits. He also uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage strong emotions.
For some people he integrates existential ideas to help clarify values and meaning, and he offers hypnotherapy when appropriate. Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-focused. James helps people set realistic steps and tracks progress along the way.
He wants therapy to feel useful and relevant to everyday challenges in Texas life.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 71218 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1073089728 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything James lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Young adult issues
Methods James names
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04Online support
Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Care
James often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change the behaviors that follow. CBT is practical and problem-focused, and it can help with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and coping with life changes. He also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness. DBT tools can be useful when emotions feel overwhelming or when relationships keep repeating painful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work and happens together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experience, and preferences, and then suggest methods to try. Sessions are collaborative and adjustments are made based on what helps most over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a quicker check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter updates, coaching-style support, or people who prefer typed communication throughout the week.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does James help with?
He works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, and coping with life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His approach is straightforward and collaborative. He listens, highlights strengths, and uses practical exercises and homework to test new ways of coping.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He brings ten years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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