About James
Dr. James English brings 30 years of clinical experience and a collaborative, results-focused style to his work as a licensed psychologist in Illinois.
Background and approach
He emphasizes an approach that helps clients identify and make sense of their emotions and the thoughts that accompany them, then uses that understanding to guide practical changes in thinking and behavior. Dr.
English creates a warm, accepting environment where exploration of feelings is paired with measurable steps toward growth and goal attainment.
His practice addresses a broad range of concerns including relationship difficulties, grief, depression, anxiety and stress, compassion fatigue, addictions, family and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and self-esteem, career challenges, bipolar disorder, and coping with life transitions.
Additional focuses include abandonment, blended family issues, communication and control problems, dependent personality traits, DMDD, forgiveness, guilt and shame, self-love, social anxiety and young adult issues. Dr.
English blends evidence-based methods to help clients increase awareness of automatic patterns and expand choices for healthier responses.
Applying Evidence-Based Approaches in Online Therapy
Dr. English commonly draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online work. Attachment-based work focuses on understanding patterns in close relationships and how early connection styles influence emotional responses, which can help with intimacy-related issues, relationship repair and grief. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches practical skills to identify and challenge automatic thoughts and to try new behaviors, useful for depression, anxiety, stress and many day-to-day coping challenges.Finding the right approach happens collaboratively. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and life context with clients and tailor the mix of methods to fit those needs, adjusting strategies as progress unfolds so clients understand why particular techniques are used and how they connect to goals.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. Those options make it easier to schedule regular work around busy lives, allow for different communication styles, and support ongoing practice between sessions through messaging when appropriate.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English