Prof. Jamilia James, LPC
Narrative-focused counselor helping people reshape life stories
Details
| Name | Prof. Jamilia James |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | New Jersey |
| Licensed in | New Jersey |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 6 |
About Jamilia
Prof. Jamilia James uses Narrative Therapy as a foundation to help people tell and reshape the stories that shape their lives. She combines this with practical methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address immediate symptoms and long-term patterns.
Jamilia is an LPC practicing in New Jersey with six years of clinical work. She speaks English and accepts international clients. Clients can expect straightforward sessions focused on what matters most to them.
Background and approach
She listens for recurring themes in a person's story and helps name them. From there she works with clients to try different ways of responding and thinking. The goal is more choice and less reactivity in day-to-day life.
Her practice covers a wide range of concerns. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, and addictions. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, career stress, eating and body-image concerns, anger, and coping with life changes.
Jamilia pays attention to attachment patterns and how early relationships influence current choices. She also addresses family-related topics like blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care issues, and caregiver stress. Work with aging and geriatric matters and neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome is part of her background.
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs. Therapy is provided under her Licensed Professional Counselor credential, LPC, in New Jersey. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session once matched.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Jamilia works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Jamilia among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Jamilia among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Jamilia among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Jamilia among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Jamilia among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Jamilia among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Jamilia among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Jamilia among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Jamilia among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jamilia among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Jamilia among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jamilia among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Jamilia directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Jamilia directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and ACT inform online therapy
People can expect Narrative Therapy which focuses on the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships. This approach helps identify unhelpful narratives and try new, more helpful ways of describing experiences. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches simple skills for noticing thoughts and feelings and taking action aligned with personal values. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with clients to combine narrative work, ACT exercises, and some cognitive-behavioral techniques when that fits the goal. Together they set aims, try different methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most in everyday life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging give short, frequent contact for quick support between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and varied living situations.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar-related concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and many relationship and family issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She centers Narrative Therapy ideas and combines them with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to mix storytelling with practical skills.
What is her clinical background?
She holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential and brings six years of clinical experience working with diverse concerns and life stages.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed as an LPC in New Jersey and practices under that credential in that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes. She accepts international clients and provides services to people located outside the U.S.
What session formats are available?
Sessions may be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability after matching.
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