James Amarante Psychotherapy, LPC

I have a personal history dealing with many of the issues that I help clients with and have been on my own journey of recovery from trauma and the mental health issues that accompany it for over two decades. This personal history has motivated me to seek advanced training in the treatment of attachment injuries, trauma and PTSD, depression, and relationship issues.

I enjoy working with clients who are seeking to grow. I often weave mindfulness practices into treatment and use a combination of narrative and somatic approaches to facilitate healing. Most clients find me highly empathic and understanding. I believe the therapeutic relationship is one of the most powerful factors contributing to positive outcomes in therapy.

I find the increasing emphasis on the role traumatic experiences play in contributing to mental health and relational difficulties to be an incredibly important development in the mental health landscape. Most of my clients present with difficulties related to anxiety, depression, and/or substance use. After a short time in therapy, we often uncover a history of traumatic experiences, whether they are related to attachment injuries, identity-based trauma for female clients, LGBTQ+ clients, and clients of color, or discrete traumatic events. Working with the root causes of mental health difficulties as well as the somatic imprints of these experiences allows us to open to unseen opportunities for growth and healing.