Denise James

AT THIS TIME I AM DELIVERING SESSIONS VIA PHONE, ZOOM, TEAMS, SKYPE.

I have a huge belief in the transformative power of creativity and learning & growing through the sharing of experiences. I am a lover of life who is passionate about mental health and well-being and raising awareness around it and the life-shaping impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences. For more information, please see my website: https://innersideout.net 

I am an accredited counsellor with over 33 years counselling experience working with people struggling with all types of problem behaviours, experiences of loss, grief, traumas and challenging life events. Whatever the presenting problem, or walks of life, I am a therapist who is passionate about life and love and helping others find their way back to who they truly are at the core, and live that unique life-expression to potential, a potential that oftentimes gets lost in the struggle.

Within the safe, empathetic and non-judgmental space of the counseling session and the relationship with me your Counsellor, you will be supported to talk more freely about the particular concerns that weigh heavily on you. You will also be ‘held,’ in the therapeutic sense, as you identify, explore, and express difficult and conflicting feelings.

During counseling, you will gain greater insight into your particular life and relationship patterns, and in doing so gain greater self-awareness and capacity for self-compassion. Additionally, you will be further supported as you find and try out more self-soothing, dream-realising and life-affirming ways of living, being and coping. 

I also work Psycho-Spiritually. The Psychological aspect of work as a Counsellor focuses more on what has gone wrong, how we have been wounded in our relations with others, and how to go about addressing that.  

The Spiritual dimension of my work as a Counsellor & Inspiration Coach focuses more on what is intrinsically right and how we have infinite resources at the core of our nature that we can cultivate in order to live more expansively & simply. The Psychological work thins the cloud, Spiritual work invokes the sun. I provide a brief (lasting no longer than 20 minutes) initial telephone consultation free of charge.

The first session is all about getting to know you and to hear about what specifically made reach out for counseling. From there, we will then think about, and agree, the treatment/goals, clearly defining them and how the positive outcome of them would look when realised. You also get the chance to ask me about my training and professional experiences as a Counsellor. 

Monthly Supervision Slots Available. 

I am an accredited counsellor with over 33 years counselling experience working with people struggling with all types of problem behaviours, experiences of loss, grief, traumas and challenging life events.

Whatever the presenting problem, or walks of life, I am a Therapist, Supervisor & Inspiration Coach who is passionate about life and love and helping others find their way back to who they truly are at the core, and live that unique life-expression to potential, a potential that oftentimes gets lost in the struggle.

Within the safe, empathetic and non-judgmental space of the supervision session, you will be supported to talk more freely about your work and practice: what areas challenges you, what areas you practice more with ease, where you may continue to fall short. Our last mistake is our greatest teacher. 

You will learn how to work well with 'risk,' with 'stuckness,' with 'boundaries,' with 'transference & counter transference. You will be supported to help keep the sessions with your clients focused, creating positive treatment outcomes. 

You will learn about the importance of self-care as a counseling practitioner.

And you will grow, personally & professionally. 

I have a certifcate in clinical supervision and my supervision approach is the Cyclical model.

I also work Psycho-Spiritually. The Psychological aspect of work focuses more on what has gone wrong, how we have been wounded in our relations with others, and how to go about addressing that.  

The Spiritual dimension of my work focuses more on what is intrinsically right and how we have infinite resources at the core of our nature that we can cultivate in order to live more expansively & simply. 

Until further notice, due to the coronavirus, all supervision sessions are currently being offered online and by telephone.  To be reviewed January 2022.

Typically, the first session is to get to know about you, your needs and wants, your client work, and find out what you can expect to receive from supervision sessions.