James Joseph Beaulieu, LPC
Therapist in Pennsylvania
James Joseph Beaulieu is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 28 years of experience.
- Licensed inPennsylvania
- LicensePC001573
- NPI 1326018292
- Experience28+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About James
James Joseph Beaulieu is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 28 years of experience. He meets people where they are and focuses on making therapy feel straightforward and approachable. He aims to create a calm space for honest conversation and steady support.
He helps people work through addiction, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and eating or body image concerns. He also supports those managing life transitions, low self-esteem, and the fallout from abandonment or adoption and foster care experiences.
Background and approach
His practice includes work around attachment issues and complex co-occurring concerns. James draws on several evidence-informed approaches. He uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current connection patterns.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy inform practical tools for mood, behavior, and coping. Client-centered work keeps the conversation focused on each person’s needs and values. Sessions tend to be practical and conversational.
He helps people name patterns, try small changes, and practice new ways of relating. Progress is paced to what each person can manage. James is based in Pennsylvania and offers services in English.
He works with people facing a wide range of life and mental health challenges, and he approaches each person with steady attention and respect.
Credentials
- LPC (Pennsylvania)
- License PC001573 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1326018292 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything James lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches James names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connection patterns and helps people notice and change unhelpful interaction habits. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values, accepting difficult feelings, and taking committed action toward a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to shift them. These approaches offer different tools depending on whether someone needs insight into attachment patterns, values-guided action, or behavioral change.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose or blend methods based on goals, preferences, and how problems show up in daily life. That process can include trying a strategy for a few sessions and adjusting it if needed.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a session needs to be quick. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief check-ins, written reflections, and flexible timing. Together these options provide accessibility and practical ways to practice skills between sessions.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does James commonly address?
He works with addiction, relationship and family-related problems, trauma and abuse, eating and body image struggles, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and related complex concerns.
What is his therapeutic style in sessions?
His approach is conversational and practical. He encourages honest talk, helps name patterns, and offers skills drawn from several therapies to apply between sessions.
How long has he been practicing?
He brings 28 years of professional experience to his work with clients.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Pennsylvania and works from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He accepts international clients and can work with people outside the U.S.
How do sessions take place online?
Sessions can be via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and getting started handled?
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