about James

My Approach

I draw on training in Somatic Experiencing®, Dynamic Attachment Re-Patterning (DARe), Mindfulness-Based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT), trauma-sensitive mindfulness, and men’s embodied leadership.

Together, we slow down, listen deeply, and follow the intelligence of your nervous system. This process helps old survival energy complete, trauma resolve, and a deeper capacity for joy, intimacy, and resilience emerge.

My style is compassionate, direct, and unwavering. I trust the body, I trust the process, and I’ll walk with you through whatever arises.

Why Men’s Work Matters

I have a special place in my heart for men’s work. Too many men carry wounds silently — unsure how to connect, afraid of vulnerability, or stuck in cycles of shame, anger, or avoidance.

The men’s groups and one-on-one work I lead are spaces for men to reclaim grounded strength, authentic intimacy, and relational trust. Power not as bravado, but as presence. Love not as performance, but as truth.

My Training & Experience

My path has been shaped by both formal training and real-world experience:

Core Certifications

• Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP) – Somatic Experiencing International

• Dynamic Attachment Re-Patterning (DARe) – Dr. Diane Poole Heller

• Mindfulness-Based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT) – Trainer & Facilitator

• Engaged Mindfulness Teacher (CMT-P) – Engaged Mindfulness Institute

• Somatic Coach – Coaches Rising

Faculty & Leadership Roles

• Training Faculty, Engaged Mindfulness Institute (2024–present)

• Lead Trainer, Crisis Safety & Stabilization, Somatic Experiencing International (2023–present)

• Trainer, Mindfulness-Based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT) Ukraine Project (2023–present)

• Facilitator, IMPACT: The Men’s Work, ManKind Project USA (2023–2024)

• Facilitator, Brother’s Hearth, Of Earth and Soul (2023–2024)

Crisis Response & Service

• Crisis Counselor, Florida State Emergency Response Team (Hurricane Ian, 2023)

• Resiliency Trainer, Project Hope (Hurricane Ian, 2023)

Ongoing Studies & Immersions

• Nonviolent Communication (2015–2020)

• Earth Leadership Cohort & The Work That Reconnects (2019)

• Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness, David Treleaven (2019)

• Radical Aliveness Immersion, Ann Bradney (2021 & 2024-25 ongoing embodiment labs)

• Principles of Collective Trauma Healing, Thomas Hübl (2020)

• Men’s Work & Ritual – ManKind Project, Young Men Awake, Brother’s Hearth, Ancestral Ritual with Malidoma Somé (2019–present)

• Relational & Sexual Warriorship, Jayson Gaddis & The Relationship School (2022)

• Yoga of Intimacy Couples Mentorship, Justin Patrick Pierce & Londin Angel Winters (2022-present)

• Ongoing Dharma Study, Rodney Smith (2020–present)

• Somatic Experiencing International Training Assistant & Community Mentorship (2022–present)

These experiences have taught me not just how trauma heals, but how people awaken — how we reclaim our aliveness, our purpose, and our ability to serve something larger than ourselves.

My Commitment

I do this work because I’ve seen what happens when people remember who they are. Their nervous system steadies, their relationships open, their creativity flows, and they start living with strength and love.

That’s what drives me: helping people move from suffering to freedom, from disconnection to presence, from surviving to truly living.