Denise James

I am an accredited counsellor with over 26 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 have also Emerged Proud from my own challenging life and resulting healing experiences..

Wishing you good mental Health & well-being..

I have been in the counselling field over 26 years. I am also bacp accredited. In my work experience I have supervised numerous student counsellors as well as general counselling practitioners. 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. I provide a brief (lasting no longer than 20-30 minutes) initial telephone consultation free of charge. 

Please note that though I have more than 10 years in a supervisory role- mostly supervising counsellors in training, I am currently doing Supervision training at this time (November 2019), hence my £45 fee for a 90 minute supervision session,  and £30 for an hour of supervision..