James Farley, LPC

James Farley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and addiction. He focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life easier. He encourages people to use their own strengths while working toward clearer goals.

James believes the person in therapy knows their story best. He offers steady support while helping clients notice patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on what matters most to the client.

His approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and existential ideas to address thoughts, feelings, and values. He also uses hypnotherapy where it fits a person's goals and preferences. Methods are chosen to match each person’s needs rather than following a single script.

Over ten years in practice have included helping people with sleep problems, parenting strain, career concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, and self-esteem struggles. He also works with people navigating caregiving stress, addiction, and co-occurring problems.

Sessions are practical and goal-oriented. James helps clients build coping skills, change unhelpful thinking, and practice new behaviors between meetings. He describes therapy as a collaborative process where the client and therapist work together to make steady progress.

Approaches that translate to online care

James uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT focuses on practical exercises and homework that fit well with online sessions and messaging. Dialectical Behavior Therapy helps people learn emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills through repeated practice and coaching; those skills can be taught and reinforced effectively over video or chat.

He may also integrate existential ideas to help people clarify values and purpose when facing life transitions. Choosing the right method is a shared process - the therapist and client will discuss goals, try approaches, and adjust what’s used based on what helps most. This collaborative stance means the plan can change as progress is made.

Online work includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat or messaging allows short, frequent check-ins and skill prompts between sessions. These options let people fit therapeutic work into busy lives and maintain momentum between meetings.