Victoria J James, LCSW

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in New York, NY. Works with Self Esteem, Anxiety and Stress. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Self Esteem
• Anxiety
• Stress Management
• Anger Management
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Family Conflict
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Racial Identity
• Relationship Issues
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Clinical Supervision and Licensed SupervisorsNot a therapy for clients: this therapist supervises other clinicians, for example those working toward their license.
• CoachingGoal-focused work on the present and future, such as career, performance or life changes, rather than treatment of a mental health condition.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• InterventionHelp planning and running an intervention, where family and friends come together to encourage someone, often with an addiction, to accept treatment.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Positive PsychologyFocuses on well-being, strengths, gratitude and what makes life fulfilling, alongside working through difficulties.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Structural Family TherapyLooks at how a family is organized, its roles, rules and boundaries, and helps reshape patterns that cause problems.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Self Esteem, Anxiety, Stress, Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Career Counseling, Consulting, Coping Skills, Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, Sleep or Insomnia, Suicidal Ideation, Supervsion, Trauma and PTSD, Video Game Addiction, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim, Medicaid, Medicare, Optum, Oscar Health, Oxford, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $225; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Venmo, Visa

Ages

Adults

Works with

Individuals, Family

Communities

Single Parent

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

SUNY Stony Brook

Education & qualifications