James Slaton, LCSW
Tennessee · 11 years in practice
James Slaton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 11 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, Tennessee
- 7016 · expires October 2026
- LCSW, Kentucky
- 4020 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1104212521 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About James
James Slaton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 11 years of clinical experience. He practices in Kentucky and brings a direct, practical style to sessions focused on helping people manage strong emotions and life stressors. He aims for straightforward conversations and clear goals.
Sessions tend to focus on real-world strategies for depression, anxiety, anger, substance concerns, and the effects of trauma. He emphasizes helping each person become the expert on their own life while offering guidance shaped by professional and life experience.
Background and approach
Early in his career he worked in a state mental hospital, a community mental health crisis unit, and with Child Protective Services. That background informs a calm, pragmatic approach to safety, coping, and problem solving. He began providing counseling in 2012 working with children and families and has expanded his practice since then.
James blends several therapeutic methods to meet a person where they are. He uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered techniques and skills-based interventions to address relationship concerns, self-esteem, and trauma-related reactions. The goal is to build emotional awareness and develop practical tools for daily life.
He describes his style as nonjudgmental and empathic rather than sympathetic. Sessions are solution-oriented and honest. People who want clear direction and a partner in steady progress may find his approach useful.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything James lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Jealousy
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
Approaches James names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotionally aware care and practical skills online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify, name, and work with core emotions in the moment. It supports building stronger emotional understanding and clearer communication about feelings, which can help with relationship concerns and intimacy-related struggles.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and support without judgment. The therapist offers acceptance and guidance while centering the person's own goals and insights, which can help with self-esteem, coping with life changes, and parenting stress.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleeping problems, and anger management.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and may combine methods to fit what each person needs. Together they will choose strategies and adjust the plan over time based on how things are going.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for full conversations and emotional work, phone sessions can suit quick check-ins or lower bandwidth needs, and chat or messaging lets people share between sessions or fit therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care across locations and schedules.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
James works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting and career stresses, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His approach is straightforward and solution focused, emphasizing clarity, practical strategies, and emotional awareness. He aims to help people become experts on their own lives while offering guidance and tools.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 11 years of experience in mental health practice, including work in a state mental hospital, a community mental health crisis unit, and Child Protective Services.
What credentials and location are on record?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, credentialed as KY LCSW and TN LCSW, and practices from Kentucky.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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