James McCracken, LCSW
919-726-4181 (call or text)
Therapy with Individuals, Couples & Families
in Durham & Online
| Meeting Format | In-Person, Online |
| Closest City | Durham |
| Ages Treated | Young Adults (18-24), Adults (25-64), Elders (65+) |
| Insurance Accepted | Aetna, Medicare, NC State Employees Health Plan, Out of Network, Not Required |
| Out of Pocket Price per Hour | $150-$265 |
| Therapist Intro | I believe that our lives are better when we have safe, secure emotionally responsive relationships with our significant others, and that through belonging in these relationships we heal and grow into who we were born to become. I aim to facilitate and harness these transformative relational and emotional experiences with all of my clients. I hold post graduate certifications in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, and am Supervisors to therapists learning both forms, and also hold certification in Discernment Counseling. I provide psychotherapy to adults, premarital counseling and couple therapy to intact couples, discernment counseling for couples on the brink of separation or divorce, closure counseling to divorcing partners, and family therapy to families in all stages of development. |
| Practice Specializations | Couple & Family Relationship Therapies, Emotion Regulation & Processing Therapies, Trauma Recovery Focused Therapies |
| Problems Treated | Romantic relationship distress, Family relationship distress, Distress from separation or divorce, Aloneness and isolation, Work or school stress, Parenting and caregiving stress, Distress from safety or legal Issues, Loss and grief, Problems with big moods, When fear or worry get out of control, Troubling thoughts or habits that are hard to stop, Reactions to painful or scary events, Feeling disconnected from yourself or reality, Long-term patterns of rigid thinking, feeling and acting, Psychological problems that make physical health worse |
| Diagnoses Treated | Adjustment Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder, Dysthymia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Premature Ejaculation, PTSD, Social Anxiety Disorder |
| Approach to Therapy | Focused on therapy goals, Takes the lead in session, Encourages going into difficult emotion, Focused on the relationship between client and therapist, Encourages expression of strong feelings, Focuses mainly on feelings, Focuses on your childhood/past, Focuses on the present, Gentle with you, Challenges you, Supports you, Interrupts you |
| Licensed Credentials | LCSW |
| Models of Therapy | Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Community Reinforcement And Family Training, Discernment Counseling, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, Emotionally Focused Family Therapy, Gottman Method to Couple Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Person Centered Therapy |
| Post-Graduate Certifications | Certified Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapist, Certified Discernment Counselor, Certified Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist, Certified Emotionally Focused Family Therapist, Certified Emotionally Focused Individual Therapist |
| Age of Therapist | 40-49 |
| Gender Identity | Cis Man |
| Pronouns | he/him |
| Racial Identity | White |
| Ethnic Identity | Non-Hispanic |
| Sexual Orientation | Straight |
| Languages Spoken | English |
| Faith Affiliation | Unaffiliated |
| National Origin | USA |