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Tracity Gordon James

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Tracity Gordon James, LCSW

New Jersey

LCSW in New Jersey - Trauma and Addictions

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Where Tracity stands

Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, New Jersey / 44SC06647100
NPI
1174289912
Experience
5 years
Languages
English
Location
New Jersey

About

  • CBT focused
  • Codependency issues
  • Boundary skills

About Tracity

Tracity Gordon James is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey with five years of experience. She works with adults and teens on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. Tracity also addresses codependency, attachment and abandonment concerns, and problems related to communication and control.

In sessions she uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help people notice how thoughts and feelings link to actions. She explains concepts plainly and teaches skills people can use between appointments. Sessions focus on clear steps for coping, managing cravings, and reducing anxiety symptoms.

Tracity pays attention to patterns that keep people stuck, such as avoidant or dependent behaviors. She helps clients name those patterns and practice different responses. For people involved with kink or alternative sexual cultures, she approaches those topics without judgment and with direct, practical problem-solving.

Her work includes supporting people who are dealing with dissociation, traumatic stress, domestic violence aftermath, and the overlapping effects of mood disorders and substance use. She uses short-term strategies alongside longer work on relationship skills and boundary setting.

Clients are guided through a straightforward process: learn a skill, try it out, review what did and didn’t work, and adjust. This hands-on style aims to leave people with tools they can use in daily life.

How sessions work

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Tracity commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to show how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, testing them in real life, and learning new coping skills; it can help with anxiety, mood problems, and substance cravings.

She also draws on trauma-informed techniques focused on stabilizing symptoms and building safety in daily routines. Those methods aim to reduce overwhelm, manage dissociation, and create small, repeatable practices that cut down reactivity.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about goals and preferences and then try strategies together. If something doesn’t fit, they revisit the plan and adapt it based on what works in practice.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, handle brief check-ins without travel, and continue care when in-person visits are difficult. It also allows for focused skill practice between appointments so the work can fit into everyday life.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualityWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

New Jersey

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. Additional focus areas include codependency, attachment and abandonment issues, and communication and control problems.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and explains how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. Sessions emphasize skills people can practice between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of experience as a clinician working with adults and teens on trauma, substance use, and co-occurring concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New Jersey. Her practice is located in New Jersey.

Does she work in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm the current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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