James Driscoll, M.A., M.A., LPC
Clinical Associate
Coordinator - Group Therapy
Experience
I completed my Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology for Counseling Practice from Roosevelt University and am a licensed professional counselor. Prior to earning my counseling qualifications, I completed a Master of Arts in Media Cinema Studies at DePaul University. My clinical experiences encompass inpatient psychiatric as well as outpatient treatment settings.
I work with children, Teens, and adults. My work with children particularly emphasizes effective and useful communication with parents, and I likewise offer parenting and family sessions. I have expertise working with children and teens who have diagnoses of ADHD, anxiety, depression, and trauma, as well as neurodivergence.
My goal is to foster a process of introspection that is creative and affirming. Through this process your unique approach to the world will emerge, bringing your values and aspirations into sharper relief. Areas of focus include early experiences, today’s pressures, and the ways we experience each other during therapy.
Introspection and insight are promoted by exploring the origins of our most familiar ideas, feelings, and habits. Surface issues and personality features often express the unresolved wishes and frustrations of our past. Some of these inform and express what’s unique about us, while others get us stuck in anxiety, conflict, and sadness. The lessons we learn from experience can be both adaptive and limiting. What works on one level doesn’t always work on
Clinical Approach
"Insight is transformative because it presents new possibilities. When we understand the logic behind our ideas, feelings, and actions, the prospect of change arises."
We see the influence of unconscious origins and factors across the lifespan. In children, problems with emotion regulation or conduct might express competing feelings about important adults or peers. With adolescents and young adults, conflicting notions about oneself might yield identity confusion and tension with peers or elders. For adults, unresolved conflicts and disappointments may lead to cyclical issues with family, coworkers, or love interests.
Insight is transformative because it presents new possibilities. When we understand the logic behind our ideas, feelings, and actions, the prospect of change arises. In this sense, one of my goals is to help you turn self-knowledge and self-acceptance into a broader sense of volition and purpose.