Hello reader, and welcome to my bio. My name is James. The purpose of this bio is to give you some sense of what you might be able to expect from me as a person but, more importantly, as a therapist.

The important stuff (credentials/experience): I received a Master of Social Work with a concentration in Mental Health and Trauma from The University of Denver (DU). During my time with DU, I worked in various roles providing Mental Health Care in Community Health Organizations, Partial Hospitalization Programs, etc. to children, adolescents, and adults. 

I am an EMDRIA trained psychotherapist. This means that I am qualified per the EMDR International Association to perform EMDR therapies with qualifying clients.

The other important stuff (to me, and maybe one of you): my approach to therapy is first and foremost transparency and authenticity. I strive to foster an environment of safety, comfort, and support within the work that I do. I also practice through a lens that is informed by many different therapeutic modalities (types), neurobiology/neuroanatomy/neuropsychology (all the helpful brain stuff – made to make sense!), and most importantly, evidence-based empirical research (yay science). But, at the end of the day, there is one other tenant of my practice that I find even more important than anything else: your leadership. You are the expert of you, even if it may not feel that way now-and-again.

My hope, should this reading turn into a call, into a consultation, into a session…is that I can be a resource to you. That through our collaboration you can better tackle the challenges that come your way, discover the things you wish to discover, and experience the things you hope to experience. Afterall, your curiosity and your strength led you here – congratulations on taking the first step.