Hello, I’m James and thank you for taking time to read through my bio. I have had the privilege of supporting thousands of people through the most difficult experiences of their lives and helping them move through challenges and cultivate new ways of living happier lives. As a former soldier I was given the opportunity to train in talking therapy and social work in order to provide welfare support to the armed forces community. My love for the profession has lead me to developed in every way I could to ensure I can offer a rounded and full service to you as a client. I also know what it is to experience and overcome emotional and mental challenges and I offer a genuine, understanding, and open approach to those I work with.

I am trained in counselling and psychotherapy having achieved a distinction at Masters Degree and have attended an array of development courses over the years to ensure I can effectively deliver the right tools and methods. These courses and my experience has enabled me to work successfully with:

PTSD & Trauma
Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Bereavement & Loss
Stress Management
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Depression & Anxiety
Family Dynamics & Systems
Relationships and Attachment

I use an integrative style of counselling ensuring a tailor-made approach that is right for you. I believe that enabling you to find a deeper level of acceptance is key to beginning the changes you seek and to living a more fulfilled life. An integrative approach gives you access to varying therapeutic approaches, models, and tools that are research-based and effective.
I am also a trained teacher of mindfulness, a clinical hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner, and performance coach, which ensures I can offer a range of services to enable all my clients to effectively address the difficulties they face, developing practices for them to build their resilience, and identify goals and strategies to enhance their own life satisfaction personally and professionally.

I deliver sessions face-to-face in my purpose built practice room in North Wales or online via Zoom and WhatsApp. Online work enables me to support people throughout the UK and beyond from the comfort of their own spaces, without them having to worry about traveling. If you are new to online therapy, then you can rest assured that I will support you through the process to ensure that you get the best out of our time together. It’s easy when you know how!
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and strictly adhere to their framework and ethical guidelines, which can be found at: https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/

What can you expect from me?

I believe that developing a therapeutic relationship is of the utmost importance, so I will bring my whole self into the work we do and invite you to do the same. Genuineness, trust, and empathy are key to ensuring that you feel valued, listened to, and supported, which in turn will enable you to make the changes you seek in time.

How do we begin?

Once you have gotten in touch, via email, WhatsApp, or telephone, we can arrange an initial free 30-minute consultation. This lets us meet each other and begin to get to know what working together will be like. I will also provide you with information about the counselling process to ensure that you feel safe and ready to begin. You will also be invited to ask any questions you may have so that you can finish the consultation feeling clear about what counselling is and how it might help, support, and enable you.

The 1st session

This begins with a little admin and focuses on the goals and outcomes you may have from therapy. This session will last for 50-60 minutes and, for some clients, can even be enough for them. Alternatively, it may become clear that further sessions will be useful to you.

Further sessions

Ongoing sessions are typically 50-60 minutes long and initially occur more frequently (weekly/fortnightly) and may decrease over time. Many clients find that they enjoy a significant change or benefit from around 6 sessions; however, we will review your progress as you go along to ensure that you have the right amount of time to reach a point where you feel able to move away from therapy and forward into your life.

Ending

At a certain point, it may become clear that working together has either enabled you to achieve the goals and aims you had at the first session, or that you are in a better place to be able to achieve them for yourself without a therapist. If this is the case, then we can agree to end our work together. Although this can sometimes feel worrying or even a little sad, it is a very positive step in your journey as it demonstrates that growth has occurred for you.