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 currently have Telephone, Skype & Zoom therapy slots available, with the option of the initial telephone therapy consultation session being face-to-face.

Wishing you good mental Health & well-being..

Please note that at this current time, Tuesday 14th July 2020, I DO NOT HAVE ANY SUPERVISION SLOTS AVAILABLE. Please check again in August 2020. Thank you!

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. 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 provide a brief (lasting no longer than 20 minutes) initial telephone consultation free of charge. 

I have a sliding fee scale in place of £35- £50 per hour depending on income, employment & student status.

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