About Us

Michael D. James M.S. LPC is our Executive Director and Clinical Director. He is a First Generation College graduate and the product of a single teen mother. Mr. James blends his faith in Jesus Christ, love for all people, and his identity as an African American male as his strong suits. The goal of James Behavioral Health is to work with youth in the urban core of Oklahoma City and beyond to increase their emotional intelligence, self-efficacy and self-esteem. Mr. James has been married for over 7 years to his wife Bethanie who is a school teacher. They have two children together and help to raise his younger sisters. In his freetime, he enjoys going to the gym for mental and physical health as well as traveling the world.