- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Gottman Method
About James
Dr. James English is an Illinois psychologist (IL Psychologist 071.005714) with 30 years of clinical experience. He works with adults on relationship strains, grief, depression, anxiety, addiction concerns, and family-related stress including blended family issues.
He focuses on helping people name feelings and notice the thoughts that follow. Sessions emphasize clear, practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. The goal is to expand options so daily choices feel less automatic and more deliberate.
His style draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods, dialectical behavior techniques, attachment-based ideas, emotionally-focused work, and the Gottman Method. These tools are used to address communication problems, intimacy-related difficulties, shame and guilt, and coping with life changes.
People often come for help with parenting pressures, stress and compassion fatigue, sleep and eating struggles, or recurring patterns like control issues and dependent personality traits. He also lists focus on young adult issues, social anxiety, and specific concerns such as abandonment and forgiveness.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and outcome-minded. Dr. English helps clients set clear goals, track progress, and adjust strategies when needed. He works in English and sees adults in Illinois, and he does not take international clients.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Attachment-based ideas focus on patterns in close relationships and help people notice how early relationship habits show up now. This work can be useful for partners and adults managing loyalty conflicts and stepfamily roles because it highlights automatic ways of reacting to closeness and separation.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies specific thoughts that keep stress or low mood in place and uses clear experiments and practice to change them. CBT is practical for depression, anxiety, sleep and eating concerns and for managing day-to-day parenting stress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) contributes skills for handling strong emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills can help when blended household tensions escalate or when someone struggles with impulse control or intense shame.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick which methods suit their goals and preferences and will adjust over time based on what is helping.
Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into workdays, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Ask about session length and scheduling options when you complete the matching questionnaire so the plan fits your everyday life.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with adults on relationship issues, grief, depression, anxiety, addictions, family stresses and blended family issues along with related concerns like shame and communication problems.
How would you describe his therapeutic approach?
He uses collaborative, goal-focused work that combines attachment-based ideas, CBT and DBT techniques to change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has thirty years of experience as a practicing psychologist in clinical settings and private practice work.
Is he a licensed professional and where is he located?
He is an Illinois psychologist with the credential listed as IL Psychologist 071.005714 and practices in Illinois.
Does he work in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.