Denise James

I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY REGULAR WEEKLY COUNSELLING SLOTS AVAILABLE. PLEASE TRY AGAIN IN October 2021..

IN RESPONSE TO THIS  UNPRECEDENTED TIME, I DO NOW HAVE AVAILABLE ONE- OFF INSPIRATION/COUNSELLING  SESSIONS. THE ONLY TYPES OF SESSIONS I HAVE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

ALSO, AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FOR COUNSELLIN, I AM PRIORITISING SHORT TERM THERAPY SESSIONS: MINIUM 6 WEEKS, MAXIMUM 12 WEEKS. ONCE AGAIN, IF INTERESTED, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH OCTOBER 2021.

I am an accredited counsellor with over 33 years counselling experience working with people struggling with all types of problem behaviours, traumas and challenging life events. Whatever people's presenting problem, or walks of life, I am a therapist who is passionate about life & 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-judgemental space of the counselling session, 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 & conflicting feelings. 

During the course of counselling you will gain greater insight into your particular life and relationship patterns, and in so doing gain greater self-awareness & capacity for self-compassion. 

Additionally, you will be further supported as you find and try out more self-soothing, dreams realising & life-affirming ways of living, being & coping.

I also work Psycho-Spiritually. The Psychological aspect of my 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. To quote John Welwood from his book, Perfect Love Imperfect Relationships,

”The Psychological work thins the cloud, Spiritual work invokes the sun."

Wishing you good mental wealth & well-being..

Due to the coronavirus ALL THERAPY SESSIONS are currently being offered online  (zoom & skype) and via telephone. To be reviewed September  2021.

I also work quite flexibly taking into account clients' unique & differing demands of life &  life situations. For example, I offer fortnightly counselling sessions as well  monthly Inspiration coaching sessions. 

I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY AVAILABLE CLINICAL SUPERVISION SLOTS. PLEASE CHECK AGAIN SEPTEMBER 2021. THANKS. 

I have been in the counselling field over 33 years. I am also bacp accredited. In my work experience I have supervised numerous student counsellors as well as general counselling practitioners. As a therapist my counselling approach is Integrative drawing particularly from psychodynamic, humanistic and person- centred ways of working. I am well-read, well-informed, flexible, creative and resourceful, which makes it easy for me to adapt my supervision practice to most therapeutic orientations. I am also naturally perceptive and have an easy teaching style that serves my supervision & counselling practice very well. My supervision model is the Cyclical approach. 

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 Clinical Supervisor, 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. To quote John Welwood from his book, Perfect Love Imperfect Relationships,

”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. 

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