He/Him
Student Affairs and Success
Postdoctoral Fellow
Staff
CAPS
James is a white, gay, cisgender male-identified postdoctoral fellow earning his PsyD from Alliant International University, Emeryville. He earned his B.A. in psychology at Chico State for his undergraduate degree and during this time had an internship at the Counseling and Wellness Center where he did outreach and classroom presentations on the importance of taking care of mental health while in an academic setting. He has had experience working in community mental health settings providing individual, couples, family, and group therapy to underserved, low-income populations as well as those diagnosed with serious mental illness.
James takes a cognitive-behavioral (CBT) approach to therapy as well as incorporating dialectical-behavioral (DBT) and acceptance and commitment (ACT) interventions. James also is interested in using a multicultural and social justice approach to therapy and is interested in working with the LGBTQ+ population as well as other populations who have been marginalized and discriminated by society. James recognizes the many complex difficulties one can experience in a graduate program and is interested in working with graduate students and giving them a space to process the many obstacles that one can experience. James is interested in working with individuals experiencing anxiety, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and providing trauma-informed care to those who have experienced trauma and complex trauma.
