Bilingual in American Sign Language (ASL) and written English, James Poteet, MSW, LGSW is providing online therapy to Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard of hearing individuals, couples, and families of all ages across all of Minnesota.

Passionate about integrating disability-led, queer-informed, and trauma-informed liberatory practices in behavioral health care, James strives to facilitate empowerment for clients in creative self-expression, attunement, and moving forward.

He is interested in combining various techniques of Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, motivational interviewing, and visual tools (i.e., sand tray, art).

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James welcomes new clients for substance use disorders, domestic violence and abuse, grief, loss, familial estrangement, trauma (religious and non-religious), self-harm, depression, ADHD, dissociative experiences, and navigating illness/disability or LGBTQ+ identities.

During his MSW internship at Gender Health Center in Sacramento, California, James received training in Queer-Informed Narrative Therapy and harm reduction. He also has had Deaf-centered training in domestic violence from DeafHope and worked with Deaf survivors of domestic violence.

For over a decade in the social services sector, James served Deaf adults—primarily in systems navigation, employment services, client advocacy, and case management—including LGBTQ+ and BIPOC clients, as well as those with language/information deprivation. James earned his Master’s degree from California State University, Sacramento in 2024, which is also where he graduated with his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2017.

In his free time, James enjoys pet sitting for his neighbors, quality time with his partner and friends, creative writing, the outdoors, and intermittent road trips.

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