Dr. James Geidner, LCPC, LPC
Illinois · 20 years in practice
Dr. James Geidner helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addiction, grief, parenting strain, and issues around identity and intimacy.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180.004316 · expires March 2027
- LPC, Michigan
- 6401013709 · expires June 2026
- LPC, Wisconsin
- 3788-125 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1083883128 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About James
Dr. James Geidner helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addiction, grief, parenting strain, and issues around identity and intimacy. He works with concerns like sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, career transitions, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and effects of trauma or abuse.
Dr. Geidner brings a calm, straightforward manner to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can try between meetings. He has 20 years of clinical experience across settings such as psychiatric rehabilitation, child treatment centers, and universities.
Background and approach
He also teaches as a Professor of Health and Counseling and maintains a independent practice in Michigan. His background includes work as a clinical supervisor at institutions like Rush Memorial Hospital and the University of Chicago. Dr.
Geidner draws on several ways of working to match the person's needs. He uses Jungian therapy to look at stories and symbols that shape a person’s life. He also uses attachment-based work to address patterns in relationships and client-centered methods that keep the person’s goals in focus.
When useful, he incorporates skills from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to manage symptoms and build coping tools. Sessions are practical and collaborative - he listens, helps name the problem, and suggests steps to try between sessions. People can expect a clear, down-to-earth style and guidance shaped by two decades of clinical and teaching work.
He practices with the professional credentials LCPC and LPC and sees clients in Michigan as well as international clients online.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything James lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches James names
- Jungian Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Online work using Jungian and attachment approaches
Dr. Geidner often draws on Jungian therapy to help people notice recurring images, dreams, and personal stories that influence their choices and emotions. That approach can be useful when someone wants to understand deeper patterns and meaning in their life. He also uses attachment-based therapy to identify how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and to build healthier ways of relating.He pairs those perspectives with client-centered techniques that keep the person's goals and experience central. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. He will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences rather than using a single fixed approach.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy day and to share thoughts between sessions. These options offer flexibility to match scheduling, communication style, and practical needs while working with licensed professionals.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does he help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, addictions, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career changes, bipolar concerns, and ADHD.
What is his general therapy style?
He uses a collaborative, down-to-earth style focused on practical steps. Sessions emphasize listening, naming patterns, and trying concrete coping strategies between meetings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He brings 20 years of clinical experience across psychiatric rehabilitation, child treatment centers, universities, and independent practice, plus roles as a clinical supervisor.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the credentials LCPC and LPC and practices in Michigan while also working with international clients online.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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