James Slaton, LCSW

James Slaton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Kentucky with 11 years of experience. He began providing counseling in 2012 and has been an LCSW since 2015. He works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and codependency.

Before moving into outpatient counseling, he worked in a state mental hospital, a community mental health crisis unit, and with Child Protective Services as an ongoing worker and investigator. That history shaped a direct, practical way of working with people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or misunderstood.

His approach draws on Reality Therapy and borrows techniques from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, emotionally-focused therapy, and existential ideas. Sessions are solution focused and straightforward. He aims to help people notice what is working, what is not, and practice different choices in day-to-day life.

He asks clients to be active participants. He describes therapy as collaborative - the client is the expert on their life while he contributes clinical experience and practical strategies. He avoids judgment and does not use sympathy as a treatment tool.

James often works on concrete skills like managing emotions, addressing addictive patterns, setting boundaries, and improving sleep and daily routines. He also supports people navigating career shifts, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and the effects of trauma. International clients are accepted and sessions are conducted in English.

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