Patricia James (she/her, they/them)

AMFT, APCC
Accepting Clients

Are you feeling isolated by overwhelming emotions or stuck in unhealthy, even harmful patterns? I can help you feel more free and connected

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist in Studio City, CA
Supervised by Cristal Cunningham, LMFT

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Adolescent/Teen
  • Group

About My Clients

Overwhelming emotions, Depression, Anxiety, Chronic Invalidation, and Complex or Relational Trauma can get in the way of building or keeping relationships, reaching personal goals, and fulfillment. Whether you need help navigating current stress, processing and resolving problems rooted in past experiences, or Improving relationships, we can work together to build skills to manage emotions in the present while uncovering glimmers of hope to moving toward healing and a brighter future.

My Background and Approach

Research supports that strong rapport and safe emotional connection are the richest soil for emotional healing. We will collaborate to create an individualized healing that acknowledges and honors cultural and societal influences. By bringing radical genuineness and, when appropriate, a sense of humor to the serious task of healing, I allow and encourage clients to embrace their authentic selves. I have extensive training in trauma-informed, time-tested, and evidenced-based methods to help you uncover more balance and peace in body, mind, and spirit, and relationship with others, including Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), EMDR, and other Somatic and Emotion Focused modalities, Relational, Attachment, Expressive Arts and Gottman Method Couples Therapy

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I am firmly rooted in Anti-Racist Intersectional Feminism. Queer Ally, Sex Positive, and welcome working with all relationship structures including couples, poly, and ENM. Everyone deserves a life worth living. I work with Individuals, Couples, Polycules, CoParents, Families, Teens, Creative Partners, Bands, and Groups. Let's work together to help you feel at home in your authentic self and more open to connection with others. I've helped clients find their light and can help you, too. Asking for help is tough, but building a healthier, more compassionate relationship with yourself, others, and your nervous system is even tougher without support. Lived experience as a performer gives me insight into the challenges you might face as a creative professional, and my experiences as a parent and parent educator have equipped me with the skills to support you in your parenting journey. You've already taken the hardest step. Don't stop now! In-person, telehealth. Let's Chat!

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Trauma Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment Theory
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Contemplative Therapy
  • Couples Counseling
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy
  • Holistic Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Sex Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Personality Disorders Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Relationship Issues
Other Issues
  • Aging Concerns
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Bipolar
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Cancer
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Relationship Issues
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Sexual Problems
  • Spirituality
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 4 years of practice
  • Languages: English, Deutsch
  • Rate: $250 - 375/session

Info

Email Patricia
11846 Ventura Blvd
Suite 204
Studio City, CA 91604
1910 W. Sunset Blvd
Suite 800
Echo Park, CA 90026

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