About me

Many years of working as an in-home, multicultural, inner-city therapist and in a Residential Treatment Program for Emotionally Disturbed Children before transitioning to Adults with Developmental Disabilities have provided me with a strong foundation to address a wide variety of clinical issues. My theoretical methods is founded first and foremost in developmental psychology utilizing many other theoretical approaches such as CBT, DBT, Performance psychology, solution focused etc. My passion for psychology began as a professional athlete and then in undergraduate school at the University of Maine at Farmington as an Alpine ski coach and through my years as a professional ski coach. My passion for psychology and therapy continues to focus on supporting individuals the fulfill their potential.


Specialties

  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Self esteem
  • Depression
  • Compassion fatigue
  • ADHD
Also experienced in:
Relationship issues , Family conflicts , Trauma and abuse , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Eating disorders , Parenting issues , Anger management , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , Coaching , Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy

Years of Experience: 20

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Live Chat

  • Phone

  • Video

Licensing

NJ LPC 37PC00428200

ID LCPC LCPC-7598


Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for James Warner. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.

Written on Nov 09, 2026 after therapy with James for 1 month

Great and knowledgeable

Written on Sep 28, 2026 after therapy with James for 2 months on issues concerning depression, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

Jim is the man. I appreciate him very much.

Written on Sep 28, 2026 after therapy with James for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, anger management, and adhd

Extremely smart, funny and insightful.

Written on Aug 26, 2026 after therapy with James for 2 years and 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, coaching, and adhd

Jim has been a wonderful resource for me and I look forward to our sessions very much.

Written on Aug 01, 2026 after therapy with James for 4 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, self esteem, and compassion fatigue

It’s very easy to talk to James. His approach is reassuring and makes me feel he won’t “yes” me. It’s a very open dialogue and that is very helpful for me to feel heard and to heal.

Written on Jul 31, 2026 after therapy with James for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and anger management

Understands what I’m going through, able to diagnose quickly, but doesn’t treat me like a patient, treats me like a friend he’s giving advice to. Hands down the best.

Written on Jul 14, 2026 after therapy with James for 4 years and 1 month on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety

Jim has been extremely influential in my therapy as well as providing excellent guidance in handling and treating my conditions.

Written on May 22, 2026 after therapy with James for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, and compassion fatigue

If you are someone who likes to be challenged then he is for you. An excellent listener with a vast reservoir of knowledge.

Written on Apr 13, 2026 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and coping with life changes

Jim is absolutely outstanding. First therapist I’ve ever talked with who gets it.

Written on Jan 19, 2026 after therapy with James for 1 year and 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue

Great guy

Written on Dec 19, 2025 after therapy with James for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd

Awesome dude, super helpful

Written on Oct 19, 2025 after therapy with James for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, and adhd

Jim is a compassionate and competent therapist. Easy to talk to and responds quickly to messages. He helped me learn about and understand my adhd and manage symptoms. Great therapist.

Written on Aug 14, 2025 after therapy with James for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coaching

Jim is a pro. He has my full confidence and I would 100% recommend him.

Written on Jun 05, 2025 after therapy with James for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

He knows how to make you laugh and listens well.

Written on Jan 25, 2025 after therapy with James for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd

Super knowledgeable

Written on Nov 14, 2023 after therapy with James for 5 months on issues concerning depression, and grief

James has been a real boon to my mental and emotional health, as I've been going through a rough time. I look forward to our sessions. He's very perceptive and extremely knowledgeable about a variety of subjects that pertain to me: it's apparent he's continually "doing his homework". I feel as if I have a friend - in the most appropriate analyst/analysand sense of the word!

Written on Oct 03, 2023 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

James has been fantastic. He's understanding, funny, and incredibly knowledgeable. He understands my struggles and helps me to understand how my brain and emotions work. He's recommended actions that I can take to help with my situation and they work. He's a solid man and I'm glad he's working with me.

Written on Sep 16, 2023 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd

Jim is awesome! He's very compassionate and motivating.

Written on Mar 19, 2023 after therapy with James for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

James has completely transformed my life.

Written on Mar 16, 2023 after therapy with James for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, anger management, and adhd

Jim is really gives great advice and has helped me greatly in understanding where the struggles I perceive in my life of are coming from. He has helped deal with the uncomfortable issues I have in a mindful and positive way, as well as develop positive habits that have benefited me greatly in my work and personal life.

Written on Oct 17, 2022 after therapy with James for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd

Jim is a very friendly and, most importantly, honest therapist who was able to pull me out of a rough spot in only a few sessions. His approach really resonated with me and set me on a positive course for dealing with my ADHD, which was also affecting my anxiety and depression in ways I didn't understand until speaking with Jim. He gave me the push I needed to address my ADHD issues and take control of my life, and I don't think I could have done it without him. Thank you Jim!

Written on Aug 15, 2022 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety

James has been great! He is very knowledgeable and lets me come to conclusions and solutions on my own, while guiding me in the right direction. I have learned a lot.

Written on Jul 07, 2022 after therapy with James for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and career difficulties

Life changing -as if this was my first therapy experience. I feel like I’ve found someone who has identified the elephant in the room. ….I’ve already recommended this to friends. This is everything

Written on Jul 01, 2022 after therapy with James for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and anger management

Great listener, insightful responses to my issues, and gives great examples to help me forward in this process.

Written on Jun 18, 2022 after therapy with James for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and adhd

Great!!

Written on Apr 19, 2022 after therapy with James for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, anger management, and coping with life changes

James has been very helpful for me

Written on Mar 18, 2022 after therapy with James for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, self esteem, and anger management

I have worked with several therapists for the course of the last couple of years. While others had been treating symptoms of my core issues, Jim was the first to engage with me in a holistic way. He is no nonsense but sensitive to my fears even when I put up obstacles to avoid engaging. I cannot express how important he has been to assisting me in acknowledging my own ADHD without reducing me just to a diagnosis. He has helped me realize that I am enough as is and believe in myself in ways I don't ever remember being able to in my 40 years on this Earth.

Written on Mar 13, 2022 after therapy with James for 4 months on issues concerning relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coaching, and adhd

He's great

Written on Feb 14, 2022 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching

James is patient and very approachable. I never feel judged and I enjoy his different ways of explaining a concept when I'm feeling stuck about something. I appreciate that he cites his sources and suggests extra materials for reading/viewing. Above all, I really appreciate that he does not pressure me. He simply presents and I always feel that I have the choice, the agency to make the decision for myself. He is also very accommodating regarding scheduling, is timely, and is always prepared for the session.

Written on Jan 25, 2022 after therapy with James for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, depression, and family conflicts

Great guy- super helpful. Happy I was connected with him.

Written on Jan 21, 2022 after therapy with James for 2 weeks

James was able to connect with my child in the first session. My son was looking forward to talking to him again. I thought we'd be there for awhile trying to get him to open up, but it's been a very good experience so far.

Written on Dec 29, 2021 after therapy with James for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes

James is the best. I started out thinking I needed DBT, he helped me to see that I was doing a lot better than I thought I was. Highly recommend him for anyone with ADHD issues.

Written on Dec 19, 2021 after therapy with James for 1 year and 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Jim is amazing and a real deal if you want to help yourself. I connected with him when I needed it most in my life. I have been working with him over an year now and it has been honest journey of understanding and finding myself.

Written on Oct 20, 2021 after therapy with James for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and adhd

Jim was exactly what I needed at this point in my life. He helped me understand myself at a much deeper level and for that I thank him!

Written on Jul 26, 2021 after therapy with James for 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

Jim has carefully and emphatically helped me through some of the lowest points of my life mentally and provided me a variety of methods and steps along the way to better understand myself.

Written on Jun 08, 2021 after therapy with James for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, anger management, coaching, and adhd

James is a good listener. He identifies the areas I’m having problems with and offers helpful l, real suggestions on how to approach them. It has been my pleasure speaking with him, getting to know him, and working with him.

Written on Feb 05, 2021 after therapy with James for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

James is an all star. He listens carefully and uses his training and experience to augment my own skills and capabilities while helping me discover potential I didn’t realize I had. Through my sessions with him, he has helped me to change my perspectives and focus on putting my health and wellness first. If you are looking for someone to work with you on the path to health and well being, Jim is your guy.

Written on Sep 28, 2020 after therapy with James for 4 months on issues concerning self esteem, and adhd

Jim has been a godsend.

It feels like the stars aligned because he is proficient in dealing with all of the issues I have, and is able to give me insightful responses and ideas on how to deal with any given situation, in a way that is tailored to my personality and thought process.

He has taught me how to identify my issues and how to deal with them in a judgement-free way, and taught me not to be so hard on myself.

We've only been at it for a few months now, but I have made an incredible amount of progress in this short amount of time in regards to understanding myself. I still have a long way to go, but Jim has given me a fresh perspective on things that makes me excited to start my days.

Written on Aug 21, 2020 after therapy with James for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, coaching, and compassion fatigue

I've silently struggled for my whole life with feeling alone trying to navigate a mountain in the dark. Dr. Warner has finally handed me a compass and a flashlight.

Written on Aug 18, 2020 after therapy with James for 1 month on issues concerning relationship

Jim is extremely good at what he does. He doesn’t beat around the bush, and we value his anecdotes and expertise. He’ll be getting an invite to our wedding!

Written on Aug 01, 2020 after therapy with James for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and adhd

James is a consummate professional and I would highly recommend him. He's friendly and talks to you like a real person who cares for his patients.

Written on Jul 24, 2020 after therapy with James for 1 month on issues concerning relationship

James is patient, kind, understanding but also direct and honest. I appreciate all of his feedback and his honesty.

Written on Jun 08, 2020 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd

James is truly amazing! He knows and understands what I’m dealing with along with helping me understand it along with the why’s and how’s of the issues. He then also gives me ways to make them better. Best part is he calls me out on my crap and doesn’t let me use “princess” answers. He also helps me with ideas of different things such as ways to make things happen but he always ties them back in to what I’m working on. He is so knowledgeable and open it makes talking to him easy!

Written on May 25, 2020 after therapy with James for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching

Jim is really down to earth and I appreciate how he just tells it like it is. He is very supportive and our sessions always end on a positive note.

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