James McElligott

* Currently waitlist only and not taking new clients until late 2020/early2021* Dr. James “J.D.” McElligott is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in the state of Maine. He specializes in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and in working with the LGBTQA community. J.D. provides individual, group, and family psychotherapy for adolescents, young adults, adults, and geriatric clients with a wide range of presenting difficulties. He also provides Psychological Testing, Learning Disability and ADHD evaluations, and performs readiness evaluations for hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery for transgender clients. Dr. McElligott is well versed in trauma-informed therapy and provides the following empirically validated treatments: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Written Exposure Therapy (WET), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness based therapies. He is also trained in Telemental Health. Dr. McElligott values the opportunity to work with each client to help them tell their story, build on their strengths, and develop new tools and skills to meet their goals. He appreciates the opportunity to create a safe-space for each client to explore themselves, whether that is for members of the LGBTQA or trauma-informed treatment for clients with PTSD.