Hey! I’m Dr. James Poole, Ph.D. Lover of pop culture, Dungeons & Dragons, gaming, reality TV, and getting outside for a run.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist who works with an integrated approach to treatment to address clients’ individual needs. This can include psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, behavioral, dialectical behavioral, and mindfulness-based orientations to clinical practice. I work in modalities of individual, couples, and group therapy.

I work primarily over teletherapy and am licensed in both New York and California.

New York License Number: 023747-01.

California License Number: 34094

My Experience + Expertise

Schooling & Training

I attended Emory University where I graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Psychology. Afterward, I continued work for two years in research studies at Emory and at Grady Hospital studying personality disorders and civilian post-traumatic stress disorder.

I then worked on my Ph.D. at Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus where I wrote my dissertation on the social experiences of online gamers. While working on my doctorate, I trained in clinical and research practice with a number of different mood, anxiety, and personality disorders at several institutions including Columbia University Medical Center, Weill-Cornell Hospital, Baruch College, and more.

Interpersonal Connection

We are social creatures and we all venture towards finding the communities within which we belong. We often do so by finding common ground in work, hobby, and/or passion. There are many avenues we can take to develop these connections, all of which have their merit. Both my therapy work and past research work in my dissertation focus on helping to cultivate the elements of our lives we love and how to use those passions to bridge the distance between ourselves and communities where we can thrive.

O.C.D.

I have a strong interest in working with individuals suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). A disorder that is often confusing for both those experiencing it and their loved ones observing it. OCD is often a very isolating and distressing experience. I have years of experience working with this disorder using the modality of Exposure and Response Prevention and have found success in helping people to find recovery. I am able to work with OCD in its traditional presentations, as well as with “Pure O,” otherwise referred to as OCD with internalized compulsions.

I currently take patients through the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy where I have developed expertise with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and continue to work with various mood, anxiety, and interpersonal issues.

Social Anxiety

While under the duress of social anxiety, it can feel incredibly difficult to express ourselves in our various communities. I think there is a lot of fulfilling work to be done challenging our assumptions about the judgments of those around us, and building ourselves up to better endure to the distress of potential social judgments.

Depression, and other Mood and Anxiety Related Issues

Most of us can relate to struggling with feelings of sadness or anxiety at some point in time. I also have plenty of experience dealing with difficulties of depression and anxiety and how they can interplay with other struggles we are currently contending with.