- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive behavioral work
- Motivational interviewing
About James
Dr. James Florence is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Texas with 31 years of experience. He works with people facing relationship difficulties, anger, coping with life changes, coaching needs, and compassion fatigue. He also focuses on life purpose, midlife concerns, caregiver stress, and several other practical problems people bring to therapy.
He approaches sessions from a client-centered perspective, meaning he treats the person as the expert on their own life. He combines that outlook with cognitive behavioral techniques to help spot unhelpful thinking patterns and with motivational interviewing to support realistic change. Conversations aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented rather than abstract.
In practice he listens for the challenges that keep someone stuck and then helps them try small, manageable steps. That might mean testing a different way to handle anger, practicing a clearer conversation, or breaking a financial worry into concrete tasks. Sessions can include short coaching-style work alongside psychotherapy-style reflection.
Dr. Florence frames work around real-life choices, such as career turning points, relationship crossroads, and health-driven transitions. He pays attention to feelings like emptiness, guilt, jealousy, or shame and to behaviors such as compulsive patterns that cause problems.
He works in English from Texas and brings decades of clinical experience to practical, problem-focused conversations. To begin, people typically complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Dr. Florence uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen first and prioritize the client's view of their problems. That approach focuses on understanding what matters most to the person and building on their existing strengths.He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT helps when someone wants to change patterns like repeated anger responses or unhelpful thinking about relationships. Motivational Interviewing is used to help people clarify their own reasons for change and to build small, achievable steps forward.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. He will discuss goals and preferences and then try methods that fit the client's needs. That decision is collaborative and can shift as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit work into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people try a therapy approach and practical exercises from daily life without rearranging everything in their schedule.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
31+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He works with relationship problems, anger, coping with life changes, coaching needs, and compassion fatigue, plus issues like life purpose and midlife concerns.
How does he approach someone who feels stuck?
He uses a client-centered stance and combines it with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing to help people try small, practical changes.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 31 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of interpersonal and life transition issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.