James McCracken, LCSW, PLLC
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    • Couples Therapy | Marriage Counseling
    • Family Therapy
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    • Supervision/Consultation >
      • EFT Supervision
      • Level Up Group for EFT Supervisors
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      • Clinical Social Work Supervision
    • Online Therapy
  • Specialties
    • Emotionally Focused Therapy
    • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
    • Discernment Counseling
    • Intimacy and Sex Problems
    • Couple and Marital Distress
    • Premarital Assessment & Counseling
    • Affair Recovery
    • Family Conflict between Parents and Adult Children
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Distress & Stuckness is understandable;
​Recovery & Change is possible

Depression, out-of-control anxiety, post traumatic stress, shame, grief, addictive and compulsive behavior, stress, life transitions, and adjustment difficulties are all unfortunately common human experiences. It is estimated that 1-in-5 Americans will experience an episode of mental illness or extreme stress in their lifetime, which if left untreated, can contribute to relationship problems, addictions, health problems, and generally reduced quality of life. While modern psychiatric medicine gives us additional options to manage these experiences medically, psychotherapy continues to show equal effectiveness in alleviating distress and increasing recovery. I provide psychotherapy that is individually-tailored while remaining evidence-based.
My first and primary task in therapy is always to create a strong, collaborative alliance with you towards your goals in therapy and in life. From there we work together in ways that are centered on client preferences, strengths, and natural strivings to grow and heal, always with a focus on your development and recovery in your life. Together, the work can make sense of inner experiences in response to present day and past events, and important relationships past and present.  The therapy process is about identifying patterns that started as adaptations, but are now accidentally creating more distress and disconnection from others, and then getting in touch with the emotional experiences... the parts that are authentically you... that are blocked and bottled up by these patterns. Through new experiences that end in you feeling validated and good, you will learn to use your emotions and their adaptive strivings to work toward relationships and living in ways that you want, and bring incomplete, stuck emotion to a fulfilling resolution.
I consider myself to be an emotionally-focused, experiential, relational therapist in style, most influenced by Emotionally Focused Therapy (Certified) and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (Extensive Training and Supervision).  To learn more about my approach to therapy, please visit my page on my approach.
Email referrals@jamesmccrackenpsychotherapy.com for a brief consult or to set up an appointment. ​
​You can have better emotional health and better relationships. I can help you achieve your goals.
James McCracken, LCSW Durham Couples Therapy
James McCracken is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker,  Certified Emotionally Focused Therapy Practitioner and Supervisor, and Certified Discernment Counselor dedicated to improving the mental health and emotional well being of North Carolina residents.  He and his associates provide couple therapy, marriage counseling, premarital counseling, sex therapy, discernment counseling, divorce counseling, co-parenting counseling, family therapy, individual psychotherapy, grief & loss counseling, LCSW Supervision, and EFT supervision services in his Durham, NC office and online.  He and his associates are conveniently located to Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Hillsborough, Morrisville, Apex, and Cary for in-office visits, and are available online for all residents of North Carolina. ​If you would like to learn more about this practice directly, receive a free brief consult, or set up an appointment, please call
919-228-9729 ​
​or email referrals@jamesmccrackenpsychotherapy.com

Racial Equality
We welcome and celebrate diversity in this practice and stand against oppression and social injustice including discrimination based on any aspect of identity including: national origin, religion, racism and white supremacy, patriarchy & sexism, ageism, gender conformism & transphobia, and heteronormativity & homophobia.  We work with adolescent and adult clients from diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic and religious backgrounds, and are allied and affirmative providers to LGBQ-TGNC-I+ persons, and are sex-positive, body-positive, and kink-friendly providers.
James A McCracken is listed at AllTherapist.com
verified by Psychology Today
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James McCracken, LCSW & Associates, PLLC.  All Rights Reserved
3326 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd., B-130, Durham, NC 27707

referrals@jamesmccrackenpsychotherapy.com | 919-228-9729
  • Home
  • Services
    • Couples Therapy | Marriage Counseling
    • Family Therapy
    • Individual Psychotherapy
    • Supervision/Consultation >
      • EFT Supervision
      • Level Up Group for EFT Supervisors
      • EFT Supervision of Supervision
      • Clinical Social Work Supervision
    • Online Therapy
  • Specialties
    • Emotionally Focused Therapy
    • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
    • Discernment Counseling
    • Intimacy and Sex Problems
    • Couple and Marital Distress
    • Premarital Assessment & Counseling
    • Affair Recovery
    • Family Conflict between Parents and Adult Children
  • About
    • About James
    • Therapy Approach
    • Philosophy of Supervision
    • Associate Practitioners
    • Practice Policies, Fee, & Insurance
    • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Client Resources
    • Client Portal
    • Additional Helpful Resources
    • Consent for Release of Information