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George James

Image BookmarkGeorge James, Jr., MFT is a Marriage and Family Therapist at Council For Relationship's University City office. Mr. James attended Villanova University as a Presidential Scholar, and majored in Psychology and concentrated in Africana Studies. He received his Masters of Family Therapy degree from Drexel University and is currently enrolled in the Doctoral program specializing in Couple and Family Therapy at Drexel University. Mr. James is a student member of American Association of Marriage Family Therapists and a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.

Mr. James specializes in working with couples and the wounds in their relationship. He specializes in looking at issues of race, class, gender and societal pressures and how they impact individuals, couples and families. He also works with men and women and the various issues they deal with, such as gender inequality and the struggles of manhood.

Along with his interest in couples, Mr. James works with religion/spirituality concerns, sex therapy, improving communication in relationships, affairs, vulnerability, conflict, loss/grief and enhancing intimacy. He has worked extensively with men, addictions, substance abuse, high-risk adolescents, the incarcerated population and individuals, couples and families from various ethnic, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.

Mr. James provides Employee Assistance Program services at a Philadelphia business, in addition to his clinical practice at Council for Relationships. He also works at Breath of Life Christian Counseling.

In 2005, Mr. James appeared weekly on CN8’s Morning Show, Your Morning. He has also appeared on Philadelphia radio station WPHI 103.9 FM now known as 100.3 FM. Mr. James is certified as a PREPARE/ENRICH premarital counselor and as a PAIRS relationship mastery, skill-building counselor. He is also trained as a SOUL HEALING Couples in Crisis counselor.

Mr. James is devoted to working with people to help them improve their quality of life, to be involved in the healing of their wounds and enrichment of relationships.

George James, Jr,
MFT can be reached at 215-382-6680 ext. 4128.
www.councilforrelationships.org/Staff/Bio_James_George.htm