James Slaton, LCSW

James Slaton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Kentucky with 11 years of experience. He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, depression, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship and family issues, sleeping problems, parenting, career stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and other life challenges.

He began clinical work in 2012 and earned his LCSW in 2015 after graduating from Western Kentucky University. Early roles included work at a state mental hospital, a community mental health crisis unit, and child protective services as both an ongoing worker and investigator. That background shaped his day-to-day approach to difficult situations and crisis work.

His style is straightforward and solution focused. He uses Reality Therapy principles alongside approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Existential Therapy. He combines methods as needed while keeping sessions practical and goal oriented.

In sessions he expects clients to take an active role. He looks to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and patterns, try different responses, and build skills that fit their lives. He does not use sympathy as a treatment tool and avoids judgment or following social norms as a default.

His past work with children, crisis settings, and child welfare informs how he assesses risk and safety. He frames therapy as collaborative work where clients learn from the process and from their own experience. To begin, clients complete a brief questionnaire and schedule a first session.

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