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Positive Change Begins With Compassionate Therapy
Life isn’t always easy. Sometimes, even the strongest people among us need a little bit of help to work through some of life’s more challenging problems. Everyone has battles to fight and hurdles to overcome at some point. Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, or any other issue, you should know that there is hope for a better tomorrow.
Courage to Change - The First Step!
If you’re interested in becoming a better, happier, more fulfilled person, get started, and please contact us today.
Personalized Counseling
When you're battling with addiction or any other mental health issue, get in touch with JSL Counseling Services Inc. for your counseling needs.
Counseling for Various Issues
We can provide counseling sessions for both general and specific issues. Call us today to schedule an appointment. We're trained in EMDR.
Meet James Lowe
Hi, I’m James S. Lowe lll, and I love what I do! I love to make a difference, and I love to see both the quick, short-term changes and the long-term, permanent changes that counseling provides. What could be more rewarding? We’re a locally owned business. I’ve been a professional counselor for over 20 years, and I have my master's degree. I provide counseling for adolescents and adults with an emphasis on alcoholism, drug addiction, behavioral addictions such as gambling, sex addictions, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, anger issues, and other common mental health issues. A large part of my success can be traced to the fact that I use the latest therapy techniques and that I care deeply about each person I see. Your success in dealing with your challenges is always on my mind. I thrive on seeing you happy again.
Services
Take the first step. If you have a problem and have made it your personal goal to get rid of it, schedule an appointment with JSL Counseling Services, Inc. The courage to change is the first step towards your recovery. Whether your challenge is specific or general in nature, our counselor will do his best to help you. If we don’t have experience handling a specific issue, we can direct you to another counselor.
Various Issues We Deal With:
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption issues:
- Adoptive parents
- Birth / natural family
- Adoptees
- Anger issues
- Anxiety issues
- Christian counseling
- Couples counseling
- Depression
- Dysfunctional relationship
- Family
- Grief recovery
- History of abuse or neglect
- Infidelity issues
- Premarital counseling
- PTSD
- Self-esteem issues
- Sexual addiction
- Sexual issues
- Substance abuse
- Trauma
- EMDR
My practice specializes in treating individuals, couples, and families, and I offer comprehensive services dealing with:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT is grounded in the belief that it is a person’s perception of events, rather than the events themselves, that determines how he or she will feel and act in response. CBT can help with depression, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance dependency, persistent pain, disordered eating, sexual issues, and anger management issues. Most people with clearly defined behavioral and emotional concerns tend to reap the benefits of CBT. If any of the above issues resonate with you, I encourage you to try cognitive-behavioral therapy.
With CBT, you’ll be able to adjust the thoughts that directly influence your emotions and behavior. This adjustment process is referred to as cognitive reconstructing, which happens through different CBT techniques. Some CBT techniques are journaling, challenging beliefs, relaxation, meditation, mindfulness, and social, physical, and thinking exercises.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is much more than sitting and talking about whatever comes to mind during a session. CBT sessions are structured to ensure that the therapist and the person in treatment are focused on the different goals of each session, which in turn ensures that each and every session is productive.
If you or someone you know would benefit from cognitive-behavioral therapy, please contact me today. I would be happy to speak with you about how I may be able to help.
Counseling for Anxiety
Is anxiety taking over your life? Does it feel like you can’t control it, no matter how hard you try? Have you already tried therapy but found it ineffective? If this sounds like you, I’m confident I can help. My practice offers the most effective forms of treatment to get the relief from anxiety that you deserve. Often, these are the symptoms of anxiety:
Nervousness, restlessness, or being tense; feelings of danger, panic, or dread; rapid breathing or hyperventilation; increased or heavy sweating; trembling or muscle twitching; weakness or lethargy; difficulty focusing on or thinking clearly about anything other than the thing you’re worried about; insomnia; obsessions about certain ideas are a sign of obsessive-compulsive disorder; and anxiety surrounding a particular life event or experience that has occurred in the past is a sign of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Therapy can help you uncover the underlying causes of your worries and fears, learn how to relax, look at situations in a new, less frightening way, and develop better coping mechanisms and problem-solving skills. If you suffer from an anxiety disorder, I invite you to contact me today for a free consultation.
Unlock Healing With EMDR
EMDR therapy is an integrative psychotherapy that uses a technique called bilateral stimulation to repeatedly activate opposite sides of the brain. Therapists often use eye movements to facilitate bilateral stimulation. These eye movements mimic the period of sleep referred to as rapid eye movement or REM sleep, and this portion of sleep is frequently considered to be the time when the mind processes the recent events in the person’s life. EMDR seems to help the brain reprocess the trapped memories in such a way that normal information processing is resumed. Therapists often use EMDR to help clients uncover and process beliefs that developed as the result of relational traumas, childhood abuse, and/or neglect. For a more detailed explanation, please visit EMDR Institute, Inc.
EMDR was originally established as helpful for PTSD, although it’s been proven useful for treatment in the following conditions: panic attacks, complicated grief, dissociative orders, disturbing memories, phobias, pain disorders, performance anxiety, addictions, stress reduction, sexual and/or physical abuse, body dysmorphic disorders, and personality disorders.
None of the above symptoms or experiences fit you? Do you experience distressing emotions that appear to you, and perhaps to others, to be excessive given the current situation? Do you tend to be highly reactive to certain triggers? Is there one or more dysfunctional beliefs that you hold about yourself that, on an intellectual level, you know are not true? If so, you may still be a good candidate for EMDR therapy. Contact me today for a free phone consultation to see if EMDR might help you release what no longer serves you.
Personal Addiction Counseling
Drug addiction symptoms and behaviors include, among others: feeling the need to use the drug regularly, which can be daily or multiple times a day; having intense urges for the drug over time; needing more of the drug to get the same effect; making certain that you maintain a supply of the drug; not meeting obligations and work responsibilities; doing things you wouldn’t normally do to get the drug, such as stealing; focusing more and more time and energy on getting and using the drug; experiencing withdrawal symptoms when not using the drug; failed attempts to quit using the drug. If you can relate to any of the above symptoms or behaviors, it may be time to consider addiction counseling.
As an addiction counselor, I will address the symptoms of your addiction and the related areas of impaired functioning, and together we’ll structure the time and content of your ongoing recovery.
I believe that there are many paths to successful recovery that will work with your goals and desires and ensure you can make the life changes you want to make. Contact me today for a free consultation.
Therapy for Depression
Are you feeling hopeless, isolated, and not your usual self? Do these thoughts often enter your mind? I am worthless and can’t do anything about it. I feel guilty for just wanting to eat, sleep, and be alone. I hate who I am these days. I can’t stop crying, which makes me want to stay away from others. I feel gut-wrenching pain, but no one understands. My life and the world around me are dark. I hate it, but I can’t change it.
If you have had any variation of these thoughts and don’t feel like your usual self, chances are you may be suffering from depression.
I want you to know that you are not alone and that there are people who can help. Many of my clients find relief in realizing that their struggle does not own them and that there are many options available to once again have hope for their lives.
I understand the social stigmas that come with the label of being depressed, and I thus aim to help clients sort out their environmental, biological, and circumstantial factors while offering support and care through a very dark time in their lives. If you are hoping to finally lighten this load and feel like yourself again, contact me today for a free consultation.
Here's what our happy customers are saying...
In working with JSL Counseling Services, Inc. in both individual and group sessions, the experience has been just outstanding. They deal with addiction not only for individuals but with the families that are effected by the trouble family member. Their programs are designed to relax, identify and guide people to the most effective ways of treatments available. I’ve seen them help with medical, legal, grief, loss of family and depression. They are there to help and stand by you. It worked for me and I’ve seen it work for young or old. I’m forever grateful I found and used these folks (James).
Darryl | 10/8/2019
James has fantastic insight and discernment. My wife and I have come to know him over the past few months as, not just a counselor, but a friend.
Jeffrey | 9/21/2019
It has been a great experience for me. My counselor has helped me overcome many things. He is a great listener and I look forward to my visits.
Heather | 9/3/2019
James is a very personable and caring counselor. His office is calming and relaxing. He takes the time to uniquely craft your personal treatment. Whether it’s talking on the phone or having an office visit he always makes sure his patients are staying on track with treatment plan. He is very flexible with appointments can always fit me in when work allows me the time to make it. The thing I like the most is he recommends that your spouse, parents, or even a friend get involved in your treatment so you have accountability to someone. I have been a patient for over 3 years and I won’t see anyone else.
Patrick | 7/30/2019
About Us
JSL Counseling Services Inc. provides counseling for alcoholism, drug addiction, behavioral addictions, sex addictions, depression, anxiety, relationships, and anger management in the Weatherford, TX, area. Established in 2014, we offer counseling for alcoholism, anger management, anxiety, behavioral addiction, mental health issues, depression, drug addiction, gambling addiction, sex addiction, and relationships. We accept payments in both cash and checks and offer services in English. Please call for an appointment. Evening and Saturday sessions are available upon request.
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