Therapist profile
Avia James, LMHC, LPC
Florida
LMHC LPC - Anger and Addiction support
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- CredentialsLMHC, LPC
- LicenseLPC, Pennsylvania / PC009790; LMHC, Florida / MH24861
- NPI1366928897
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish, Hebrew
- LocationFlorida
About
- ACT and CBT
- DBT skills
- Motivational interviewing
About Avia
Avia James is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 10 years of clinical experience based in Florida. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and a range of mood and behavioral issues. Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew.
Avia has worked across inpatient, outpatient, and corrections settings. That mix of settings means she often draws on practical techniques that translate to everyday life. She uses a range of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, client-centered methods, mindfulness strategies, and motivational interviewing.
In sessions she focuses on building a strong working relationship first. She helps people notice patterns that fuel anger and stress. Then she guides them toward small, concrete shifts in thought and behavior. Expect clear skills work alongside reflective conversation.
Avia also supports people facing co-occurring substance use and mental health challenges. Her background includes work with addiction, codependency, and mood disorders. She incorporates motivational interviewing and skills training when substance use is involved.
Practical goals often include reducing moments of snapping, managing workplace frustration, and addressing resentment that builds over time. To begin, users follow the site matching steps to choose online therapy options and schedule an initial session. Her practice does not accept international clients.
How sessions work
Approaches applied to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that fit those values. It helps when anger and frustration get in the way of the life someone wants to lead. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thoughts and tests them with practical experiments. It is useful for reducing automatic reactions like snapping and for shifting patterns that increase anxiety and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of bodily shifts before anger rises. These approaches are often used together to build both insight and skills.Finding the best approach is part of the work. Avia collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She combines skills practice and reflective conversation and adjusts the emphasis as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, shorten a check-in when schedules are tight, or avoid travel time. It also lets people practice skills in the same environment where anger shows up and bring real-life examples back to the next session.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, Florida
Languages
English, Hebrew
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and related mood or behavioral concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style mixes practical skills training and client-centered conversation, with approaches like ACT, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience in clinical settings including inpatient, outpatient, and corrections.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMHC and an LPC and practices in Florida; her credential abbreviations are shown as LMHC and LPC.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.