James Powell
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
About James
I am licensed in Minnesota with 25 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, & intimacy related issues. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and look forward you, to getting started.
What James helps with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
How James works
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
What clients say
- “James has a lot of wisdom. So they’re gonna keeping me focused and helping me accomplish my goals.”
- “James is thoughtful and understanding. He’s helping me navigate life’s challenges.”
- “Very knowledgeable and wise, very easy to talk to.”
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- “James is helpful and adaptable to the way I learn skills.”
- “Great”
- “James is great, he’s actually helping me.”
- “James is great—Thoughtful, professional, but most importantly asked pointed questions to get at what I really needed or wanted from therapy.”
- “James does a great job of listening and he offers very good advice.”
- “James has given me a different way to look at what I do and what I need. It’s allowed me to take the first steps to take care of myself and start enjoying the things in life I actually care about.”
- “James is an amazing therapist, he listens to what I’m going through, cares about helping me and teaches me new skills to learn. 1000/10, cannot rave about him enough, he has helped me through a lot of difficult experiences.”
- “James is very good at looking at my particular situation and providing the insight and tools that will be helpful. He’s strikes a nice balance between practicality and concepts.”
- “James has been an excellent therapist to help me work through anger issues, relationship difficulties, and more. Thankful for him and would recommend !”
- “James is a great listener, and took the time to get to know me to provide me with some great advice”
- “James Powell started off by listening. He has given me tools to help in my areas of concern and he listens and celebrates with me when I make progress, and helps me think through the things I want to work through. He doesn’t judge, and he doesn’t ’give me the answers’ but he does ask questions to help me figure out the best way forward. I highly recommend him and have been very thankful to have been paired with him!”
- “Amazing, healing, understanding”
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