- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Jamilia
Prof. Jamilia James is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey. She draws on six years of direct clinical experience to help people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, and life transitions.
Her style is organized and practical, focusing on clear steps a client can use between sessions. She combines several therapeutic approaches to fit each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports values-based action when emotions feel overwhelming. Attachment-Based work and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) are used when relationships and closeness are the main concerns. Clients often bring a mix of issues like grief, trauma, addiction, eating concerns, depression, bipolar disorder, anger, or compassion fatigue.
Additional areas addressed include adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, body image, and communication problems. Sessions aim to be focused and realistic, with tools you can try right away. James uses a straightforward, client-centered approach that values each person’s goals.
She listens for strengths and patterns, then helps set short-term steps toward change. Progress is tracked in ways that feel meaningful to the client. Her background includes work across service settings and populations, and she maintains cultural awareness when supporting people from diverse backgrounds.
Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled online or by phone.
What Jamilia works with
Everything Jamilia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jamilia helps people with.
- 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 Jamilia lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-driven care you can access online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then take small actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with big life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. It works well for mood, worry, and problem-solving. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current closeness and communication, which can be helpful when intimacy or relationship dynamics are a central concern.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and what feels most useful to you. Together you will try methods and adjust the plan so therapy fits your life and progress is clear.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so sessions can fit around work, school, or parenting. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Text and chat are useful for brief check-ins, homework, or when a shorter touchpoint helps between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep consistent care while balancing everyday demands.
Questions people ask about Jamilia
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, addictions, trauma, grief, eating and anger issues, depression and bipolar symptoms, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is organized and client-centered. Sessions focus on practical steps, clear goals, and learning tools to use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience working directly with people in a range of settings and presenting concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in New Jersey.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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