James Garrett LCPC | Therapist

Therapist Guiding Principles

As a therapist, I am guided by a few basic principles in all of my work, whether that work is psychotherapy, counseling, marriage counseling, or coaching. When combined, these principles foster the healthy environment that helps us grow and thrive.

Therefore, you have my promise that I will work hard to uphold these principles, and to create and maintain this environment as we work together to achieve your goals. In summary, this environment is respectful, safe, and helpful:

It is a respectful environment:

• Rich in empathy and understanding.
• Contributing to personal growth and feelings of well-being.
• Enabling you to move toward what you want to accomplish, not what a therapist believes should be accomplished.
• Relaxed, unhurried, and respectful of the pace at which you want to work.
• Providing the number of sessions that you feel you need in order to accomplish what you want.
• And finally, giving you an opportunity to be understood and accepted for who you are, just as you are, without judgment.

It is a safe environment:

• Providing a place to talk about confidential concerns, and...
• Empowering you to determine what concerns and issues we talk about.
• Providing a place to talk about difficult emotions, and...
• Naturally, empowering you to decide which emotions we talk about.

It is a helpful environment:

• ​Helping in practical and useful ways, and...
• Most importantly, enabling important changes.