Therapist profile
Avia James, LMHC, LPC
Licensed counselor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness practices
About Avia
Avia James is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of clinical experience based in Florida. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship concerns, and other mood and behavioral issues. Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew.
She draws on several practical approaches to help people manage day-to-day problems. Avia uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and make values-based changes. She also integrates Client-Centered Therapy and mindfulness to support clearer decision making and calm overreactive responses.
Avia has worked across inpatient, outpatient, and corrections settings. That range informs her approach to co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns. She brings experience helping people who struggle with addiction, codependency, and attachment difficulties alongside mood and anxiety disorders.
In sessions she focuses on building a practical working relationship. Conversations include skill teaching, behavioral experiments, and gentle reflection. The goal is to help people strengthen daily routines, manage intense emotions, and reconnect with what matters to them.
She also addresses eating and sleeping difficulties, body image and self-esteem, multicultural and immigration issues, and intimacy-related concerns. If you are looking to sort through parenting stress, relationship strain, or problems tied to mood and substance use, she helps people take concrete steps forward.
To begin, follow the site's booking steps and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session. Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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How her approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking action toward them despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It can help with anxiety, low mood, and the stress of parenting or relationship strain. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change routines that maintain distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. That collaboration may include trying a technique for several sessions and adjusting if it does not help.
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare, or school by removing travel time and offering shorter check-in options when needed. They also let therapists and clients use in-session worksheets, practice mindfulness exercises together, and set homework that can be used between meetings to build skills into everyday routines.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, Florida
Languages
English, Hebrew
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, grief, parenting concerns, relationship issues, trauma, and related mood and behavioral problems.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses practical methods such as ACT, CBT, DBT skills, client-centered listening, and mindfulness to teach skills and guide behavior changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience across inpatient, outpatient, and corrections settings, which informs her work with co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices from Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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