Life sometimes gets complicated, getting help doesn't need to be. I am licensed in Florida with 8 years of professional work experience as an LMHC, with another 9 years of prior experience working within the mental health field. I enjoy uncomplicating the counseling process. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, & depression as well as coping with life changes.
I view the therapeutic process in this way:
You and I sitting across a table eye to eye. We are looking at your map of life and the dynamics going on. You are at point A and want to be at point B. I am but your guide/advisor on how to get from A to B, more of a life coaching from a therapeutic perspective.
Professional experience
10 yrs in practice
Stress, AnxietyAddictionsDepressionCoping with life changes
Additional areas of focus:Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Drug and alcohol addiction, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Prejudice and discrimination, Self-love, Sexual dysfunction, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for James Wells. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Great guy, I feel welcome with him.
Written on Feb 09, 2026 after therapy with James for 2 years on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and adhd
They create a safe, supportive space where I feel heard, understood, and challenged in the best way. Their insight, compassion, and practical tools have helped me make real progress in areas where I felt stuck . I’m deeply grateful for their guidance and highly recommend them to anyone looking for a therapist who truly cares.
Written on Jan 15, 2026 after therapy with James for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and family conflicts
Great
Written on Jan 08, 2026 after therapy with James for 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and coaching
James is great
Written on Jan 02, 2026 after therapy with James for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and trauma and abuse
Great working with him. Knows how to guide you base on your current path and is there to listen and ask challenging questions.
Written on Dec 24, 2025 after therapy with James for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, coaching, and adhd
Excellent
Written on Dec 21, 2025 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, anger management, and coping with life changes
He’s the best. I left for a year and came back to Better Help just for James.
Written on Dec 02, 2025 after therapy with James for 2 years and 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Awesome!
Written on Nov 28, 2025 after therapy with James for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, and coping with life changes
It is hard to do justice to how much I appreciate James without sounding hyperbolic, but I mean it! He is a wonderful person and I am so glad that I have him in my life. He has helped me so much and I am eternally grateful.
Written on Nov 24, 2025 after therapy with James for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, anger management, and coping with life changes
What I appreciate most is his balance of compassion and honesty. He listens deeply and without judgment, but he also tells it like it is—offering direct, practical insights that actually help me learn and grow.
I always leave our sessions feeling understood, supported, and equipped with tools I can use in my daily life.
I’m truly grateful for the progress I’ve made with his guidance. My anxiety has significantly reduced with his help and the tools he has shown me. If you’re looking for a therapist who is both empathetic and straightforward, I couldn’t recommend him more highly.
Written on Nov 16, 2025 after therapy with James for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, and coping with life changes
James is solution driven
Written on Oct 26, 2025 after therapy with James for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, and coping with life changes
Great insight on all my various struggles. He can always break down steps to improve on any given issue
Written on Oct 24, 2025 after therapy with James for 2 years and 10 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, and relationship issues
Hes a fantastic therapist, He communicates well and very clearly he understands what someone is going through fairly quickly and gives you plenty of opportunity to improve on yourself ive learned alot from such a short amount of time, Gives you the outside perspective you might need
Written on Oct 20, 2025 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, anger management, and adhd
Great guy
Written on Oct 17, 2025 after therapy with James for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, and sleeping disorders
James is the absolute best out there!
Written on Oct 10, 2025 after therapy with James for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and anger management
Great Therapist
Written on Oct 06, 2025 after therapy with James for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and parenting issues
He's awesome
Written on Sep 26, 2025 after therapy with James for 2 years and 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, grief, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
I cannot thank Dr. Wells enough for the ways he has helped me improve myself! I love his respectfully direct approach. He is also a wealth of experience and wisdom.
Written on Sep 07, 2025 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
James has been the best therapist I've had. I think he does a good job in helping me process how I'm feeling and working towards goals I have. He is always on time and is pleasant to talk to.
Written on Aug 15, 2025 after therapy with James for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
James is an incredible therapist! A great listener who makes you feel heard, while also challenging you in ways that help you grow. He's compassionate, insightful, and has given me tools that actually work.
Written on Aug 11, 2025 after therapy with James for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, self esteem, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I chose James because I am someone who needs action steps. I’m very self aware but I can not be accountable to myself. He offers me steps to take to make progress without taking on too much all at once. I am confident I will find answers and peace in my life following through with his thoughts and suggestions
Written on Jul 13, 2025 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and compassion fatigue
James offers great perspective and is very kind. He's helped me rethink my approach and mindset on a few topics, and I've much appreciated our work together.
Written on Jul 10, 2025 after therapy with James for 1 year and 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
James is a good communicator and he cares about his patients
Written on Jul 02, 2025 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Mr. Wells has been a constant source of support since beginning therapy - he is very understanding, articulate, shares his reasoning, and is overall extremely pleasant to be a patient with. I would recommend him highly to anyone needing a therapist.
Written on May 29, 2025 after therapy with James for 7 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Honestly James has given me the tools to better myself in every aspect of life! I’ve struggled with depression for a long time where I would have super low, lows and high highs. But James had helped me be able to navigate my emotions and life circumstances where I can regulate before I reach those points! Having James in my life has helped me navigate health issues and made me a better business owner, father, and husband and has quite literally given me the tools to save my marriage and make it thrive! So thank you James for the impact you’ve had on my life, it has truly been invaluable, you have been a huge blessing in my life!
Written on May 07, 2025 after therapy with James for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
While it is early in our therapy relationship, James has been nothing if not supportive and I very much appreciate his mindset and approach to therapy as a means of realizing personal growth.
Written on May 02, 2025 after therapy with James for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coaching, and adhd
James really helped my over the course of the year with regulating my emotional intensity
Written on Apr 30, 2025 after therapy with James for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, anger management, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
James has been my therapist for a few years now, and he’s guided me through some of the most intense challenges and transitions of my life—times when I had no idea how to cope. He’s consistently thoughtful and dedicated, and has been there to help me find my own path.
Written on Apr 11, 2025 after therapy with James for 2 years and 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I loved James, man. He’s a listener, he’s honest, and he’s a problem solver in the best ways; he doesn’t force solutions or provide easier-said-than-done advice, and when there’s difficulty, he walks you through step by step.
In those 40 or so minutes, it’s him and I and my concerns. His attention is on me, and his focus is concentrated on all the points and emotions I bring to him. For my first time on Better Help — really, therapy in general — James set the bar sky high.
The matching was spot on as he was effortlessly able to identify the issues I had been grappling with — whether they were conscious or otherwise — and was able to ease my mind with conversation and high spirits. I loved having him point out behaviors I may have been completely unaware of, too.
Either he and I held a lot of similarities in character, or he’s just that good at what he does.
In any case, James is a sincere heart who offers advice and suggestions with genuine care. I was really happy with James, a sentiment I can’t put further into words. Not to sound dramatic, James is someone my memory will treat with great respect and fondness.
Written on Apr 09, 2025 after therapy with James for 4 months on issues concerning self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching
Excellent therapist. Would recommend to anyone looking to create solutions for their own issues and enact a change in their lives. James gives great insight and a “Birds Eye view” of how to get where we’d like to.
Written on Mar 26, 2025 after therapy with James for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
I just recently started to take to James. I find him intelligent and caring and understanding of my concerns
Written on Feb 27, 2025 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues
He hears me and I am so grateful.
Written on Jan 24, 2025 after therapy with James for 1 year and 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and adhd
James is a very sincere, professional, analytical, helpful, and detail-oriented therapist. He's always connecting the dots from previous sessions, taking notes, and making suggestions. He's the third therapist I've met with on BetterHelp and I recommend him.
Written on Jan 05, 2025 after therapy with James for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
James was professional and understanding of my problems very quickly he discussed proactive solutions that helped me immediately hop on to working on my triggers and other things thank you for your time James
Written on Dec 30, 2024 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, anger management, and adhd
He’s a very caring and open minded individual, he’s very intelligent and knowledgeable, as well as being good at explaining and conversing different topics.
Written on Dec 28, 2024 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and anger management
Amazing and outstanding!! James goes above and beyond to meet my needs and offers an extremely insightful perspective.
Written on Dec 24, 2024 after therapy with James for 2 years on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
Great therapist! Make sure you are clear on what you want help with when you begin working with him to get the most out of your sessions.
Written on Dec 16, 2024 after therapy with James for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety
Nicely listened to all the concerns that I had at the time and had a good approach to answer them
Written on Dec 12, 2024 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Amazing
Written on Dec 07, 2024 after therapy with James for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and adhd
James is awesome! He really listens to what I have to say and what my needs are. He allows for a non-judgmental environment, and really cares about helping me get better. He matches my style of therapy which is straight forward and how to make little tweaks instead of changing the whole picture. 10/10 recommend!
Written on Oct 30, 2024 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Great therapist
Written on Oct 08, 2024 after therapy with James for 4 months on issues concerning depression, addictions, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd
I feel like James genuinely care about me and helping me with my specific concerns. Talking with him was incredibly helpful for me at a time when I was very worried about a lot of things. Reality hasn't changed - there are still a lot of things I could be worried about. However, I think he helped me find the mental tools necessary to handle situations better with more forgiveness towards myself.
Written on Oct 07, 2024 after therapy with James for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and adhd
James listens to me and gives excellent feedback. Therapy seems to be helping in my day-to-day life and I'm thankful to have James to talk to about my problems. *Challenges rather!
Written on Sep 18, 2024 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, and anger management
James has been great, an ear that is not involved in my day to day, strategies to effectively communicate better, how to handle my stresses better, and now we are working on my goals. I AM excited to see where this takes my future self in year or so. I know this is beneficial for me to become the person I want to be. I ALWAYS want to be better than I was yesterday!
Written on Sep 13, 2024 after therapy with James for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Very compassionate, knowledgeable and effective.
Written on Aug 24, 2024 after therapy with James for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety
James has done a great job of trying to quickly cover the bases and provide the tools in our first session. We're still getting to the deeper parts of things, so this is probably too early for a comprehensive review, but here goes: he's a solid guy that wants to help and he understands the dynamics of a relationship, where things can start to break down, and he has resources to help. It's our responsibility to implement them, and that's where I'm going to need help. I feel I've been validated, now I need to know where I'm falling short and help working on those things without fooling myself into thinking what I'm doing is enough to avoid my eruptions. It's easy when I'm calm, how can I keep myself from blowing my lid, I think he can help me with that, but we're just getting started. He has a very cool persona and he provides a lot of good information for reference.
Written on Jun 20, 2024 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, anger management, and coaching
James is what I needed in my life, to bounce things off of where I don't feel I can share with others. Specifically regarding addictions, it is good to have a vehicle to open to.
Written on Jun 17, 2024 after therapy with James for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, and self esteem
saved my life
Written on Apr 18, 2024 after therapy with James for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety
James Wells is the best therapist I’ve ever had the privilege to work with. He goes right into the problem and shows ways to work on it. He is a lifesaver! His expertise and compassionate approach have made a significant positive impact on my life! I truly think that I have grown both personally and emotionally as a result of our sessions together! He was able to open up my vision and see things for what they are. What an exceptional therapist!!!!! Forever grateful!
Written on Apr 11, 2024 after therapy with James for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, and anger management
James is one of the best therapists I've worked with.
Appreciate his insights and support. He listened carefully which is so important.
Highly recommended!
Written on Mar 19, 2024 after therapy with James for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting issues, and coaching
Very kind and listens to every situation that I speak about.
Written on Jan 08, 2024 after therapy with James for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and anger management
James is the best therapist I have ever had. He gives me his full time and attention when I am with him. I feel like I am connected with him when we are together and I get his full focus and support. I have made tremendous progress under his care.
Written on Nov 21, 2023 after therapy with James for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and intimacy-related issues
James is very professional and I would not be where I am today with out him.
Written on Nov 14, 2023 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning addictions
I had met with another therapist as my first introduction to therapy. They were very kind, but I didn't mesh well with them. I decided to look for another therapist who aligned with my situation more closely and stumbled upon James. He's been very transparent, is able to meet me at my current self, and is working with me at a pace that works for me. I would highly recommend James!
Written on Sep 25, 2023 after therapy with James for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and self esteem
James has been a saving grace in my life. His insight and wisdom is second only to his genuine care, compassion and willingness to fully understand the way I’m thinking.
James comes prepared with tools, questions and well thought out advice to meet me where I’m at on any given week. He doesn’t focus on problems, but rather the tools to help me handle and or solve the problem.
I deeply respect James and consider him a friend. I highly recommend him to anyone looking to improve their life by grounding it in appreciation of the present moment, compassion for others, and accepting that life is just a work in progress.
Written on Sep 07, 2023 after therapy with James for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Awesome guy, best therapist I've had (out of the 4 I've had in my life). Understood my situation, talked to me about it, gave me homework, answered my questions, supported me, and helped me apply it. I grew a lot in just 4 weeks. Thanks James!
Written on Sep 03, 2023 after therapy with James for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
James is excellent at what he does and is very detail oriented which helps drive our sessions to where they need to be.
Written on Aug 09, 2023 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
He is great person who knows how to listen and understand my problems.
Written on Jun 29, 2023 after therapy with James for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, sleeping disorders, and career difficulties
He is great listener, adds perspective and proper support and compassion during our session. I’m very grateful for all of his work!
Written on Jun 06, 2023 after therapy with James for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, career difficulties, and coaching
James is so great at communicating and he is very accessible, which has helped me so much already. He has given me some great ways to practice mindfulness and ease my anxiety. I look forward to more sessions.
Written on Apr 13, 2023 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
He really seems like he has a plan and has a lot of great insight. Very relatable and seem very genuine in wanting to help.
Written on Apr 09, 2023 after therapy with James for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and self esteem
James is phenomenal at what he does, he is very professional, nonjudgmental, understanding and is a very easy person to talk to. He listens to everything closely and thinks before he gives an answer; his guidance has improved my quality of life drastically in a short time. I’m glad I was paired with James and I would highly recommend him to anyone.
Written on Mar 30, 2023 after therapy with James for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and adhd
Very relatable down to earth and engaging
Written on Jan 25, 2023 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd
I feel comfortable with mr. Wells
Written on Jan 24, 2023 after therapy with James for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
James is great!
Written on Jan 05, 2023 after therapy with James for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compass
James is really amazing. We have had a couple sessions now and not only has he opened my eyes on some of the situations in my life but has encouraged me to find a solution. Very understanding and very easy going. He is easy to talk to as well which is a must for me. I recommend him to anyone regardless of what they might be going thru.
Written on Dec 07, 2022 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, and anger management
I’ve had a great experience with better it’s a shame that I didn’t try it sooner.
Written on Nov 04, 2022 after therapy with James for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and career difficulties
James is amazing and takes the time to follow up with me when I’m getting caught up with work and sends me what I need to do my internal work when I am having difficulty making time for 1 on 1s. I absolutely adore and appreciate how in tune James is with my better help experience and suggest the app and him OFTEN. Cannot express enough how grateful I am to have him on my team and how much this app makes the internal work accessible and feasible for me in many ways - one of the biggest points is how feasible financially it is to have my support on hand whenever I may need. Thank you James and thank you Better help for having him. This app is great.
So lucky he was my first match!
Written on Nov 02, 2022 after therapy with James for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
10/10 I personally feel immediate improvement after each point of contact.
Written on Aug 31, 2022 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, career difficulties, and coaching
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