James Chadwick
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James Chadwick, MSW, LICSW is a licensed independent clinical social worker through the states of Minnesota and New York, holds a master’s degree from Augsburg University, and founded Amethyst Wellness, Inc. in 2025. In the first decade of his career, he worked in several group practices honing clinical competency in sexual, relational, chemical, and general mental health.
He has worked closely and identifies with the LGBTQ community as both a practitioner and an advocate, and he was an adjunct faculty member of Augsburg University's Social Work department from 2018-2021. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH) from 2020-2023 and is currently serving on the Augsburg University StepUP Advisory Board to promote collegiate addiction recovery resources. He is currently researching and developing a book on relational aggression and toxic masculinity in gay men.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- How active and reflective listening can improve communication and deepen intimacy in your relationships.
- That reducing shame and setting healthy sexual boundaries helps you clarify your unique sexual health vision.
- Why blending empathy and humor with cognitive behavioral and attachment theories makes therapy more effective.
- How to recognize and challenge sex-negative cultural and internal messages that block your sexual wellness.
- That assertive communication is a learnable skill that helps you express needs and strengthen meaningful connections.
- Why a clinician with over ten thousand therapy sessions and fifteen years in recovery models lasting transformation.
- How LGBTQ-affirming therapy supports your relational and sexual health as both practitioner and advocate.
- That relational aggression and toxic masculinity in gay men are critical issues worth exploring and healing.
- How blending art and science in therapy builds trust while integrating information for meaningful behavioral change.
- Why understanding your own communication and listening style is the first step toward actualizing your sexual health vision.
about the show
Love Experts is an expert-led television series featuring dating coaches, relationship experts, psychologists, matchmakers, and professionals who help people understand love, communication, attraction, compatibility, and long-term partnership.
Each episode gives viewers a closer look at the work behind modern relationships. Guests share their experience, professional insights, client lessons, and personal perspectives on what helps people build stronger, healthier, and more meaningful connections.
The series explores topics such as dating, emotional connection, relationship patterns, communication styles, trust, conflict, compatibility, marriage, and the challenges people face while looking for lasting love in today’s world.
Love Experts goes beyond simple relationship advice. It highlights the experts who have dedicated their careers to helping others navigate one of the most important parts of life: human connection.
For featured guests, the series provides a platform to share their expertise, build authority, and help viewers better understand the science, psychology, and real-world experience behind love and relationships.
