Ann-Marie James

Appointments available:

Tuesday & Wednesday daytime in Reading

Fridays in Midgham, West Berkshire

Various times online throughout the week

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Free stress disrupting resources and information on upcoming webinars including breathwork and yoga nidra can be found here:  www.evolve.me.uk

Holistic Psychotherapy & Functional Breath Coaching

I combine a range of experience & training in therapy, nutrition coaching, breath training and movement therapy to offer a unique approach to whole-person health.

Clients that come to me often say things like:

'I feel stressed and tense all the time & I can’t enjoy life. I wake up anxious & don’t know what to do about it.'

'Eating is stressful for me. I want to improve my health / body composition / self-image but feel really stuck. '

'I feel short of breath a lot and I am prone to feeling tense. My doctor says I’m ‘okay’ but I can tell something isn't right. '

'I’m a health professional and I’d like to learn to use breath training with my clients in a way that is safe and trauma-informed.'

'I struggle with stress and anxiety and need to learn how to control it better. I don’t really want to have to talk to anyone, but I know I need help.'

I offer my clients over 15 years of experience and the following qualifications:

• Master of Arts in Pastoral Counselling
• BACP Accredited since 2009
• UK Health Coach Association Certified
• Oxygen Advantage Certified Functional Breathing Instructor
• Precision Nutrition Certified Coach
• Level 1 Trainer in Functional Fitness

I pursue a deep range of professional development and am trained in therapeutic breath & movement therapy by an expert resilience coach in the US.

If you want a fresh approach to counselling & psychotherapy and are motivated to work hard to be the best version of yourself, I would love to hear from you. 

I currently offer:

• 1:1 therapy or breath coaching as one-off sessions or in packages of 6 or 12 sessions
• Professional consultation or training programs delivered 1:1 or in small groups for health professionals using breath training & autonomic health approaches in their work
• Online learning programs about anxiety, breathwork & more
• Online coaching workshops for professionals & clients on breath, stress, whole person health & more

Initial 20 min phone or video consultations are free of charge. First sessions are chargeable at usual rate.

Appointments available:

Tuesday & Wednesday daytime in Reading

Fridays in Midgham, West Berkshire

Various times online throughout the week

Holistic Psychotherapy & Functional Breath Coaching

I combine a range of experience & training in therapy, nutrition coaching, breath training and movement therapy to offer a unique approach to whole-person health.

Clients that come to me often want to:

Feel more resilient to stress

Reduce anxiety or panic

Process trauma

Improve breathing difficulties

Boost physical & mental health

Improve sports performance

Shift eating distress & improve nutrition

Create healing from chronic fatigue / chronic illness

I’ve been a therapist for a long time (since 2002!). Over the last 8 years I’ve competed internationally as a CrossFit athlete and studied functional movement. Alongside my career in mental health, I found my passion for mind-body health growing rapidly.

Once I landed on the most underestimated and overlooked aspect of our health (breath) and its ties to our autonomic nervous system (ANS), that I found a way to integrate the mind-body link into my therapeutic work. This quickly took over the whole of my work and I now offer a unique approach to physical & emotional health that puts the (ANS) at the centre of our work together, mirroring its central place in our bodies and our wellbeing.

Without autonomic health, we have no real health. The ANS is the home of our stress response and our breath function. When the ANS is healthy, so are you. This understanding has taken my own self care to a new level and I now work to help my clients experience the same.

My qualifications include:

Master of Arts in Pastoral Counselling

BACP Accredited since 2009

UK Health Coach Association Certified

Oxygen Advantage Certified Functional Breathing Instructor

Precision Nutrition Certified Coach

Shift trained in resilience coaching

If you want a fresh approach to counselling & psychotherapy and are motivated to work hard to be the best version of yourself, I would love to hear from you. 

I currently offer:

• 1:1 therapy or breath coaching as one-off sessions or in packages of 6 or 12 sessions
• Professional consultation or training programs delivered 1:1 or in small groups for health professionals using breath training & autonomic health approaches in their work
• Online learning programs about anxiety, breathwork & more
  
• Online coaching workshops for professionals & clients on breath, stress, whole person health & more

Initial consultations by phone or video are free of charge and last 20 minutes.  

Free stress disrupting resources are available at www.evolve.me.uk

Join my mailing list for notification of upcoming webinars on breathwork, stress, and yoga nidra:  www.evolve.me.uk

Breathwork Training

I am an experienced psychotherapist, health coach & athlete offering breathwork training for anxiety, depression & personal development.  

We spend 100% of our lives breathing. 

Breathwork is use of voluntary breath patterns to access our stress response and activate the entirety of our brain. It is more dynamic than meditation and is proven to improve resilience both physically and mentally. 

I currently offer in person or online 1:1 training sessions. 

If you are saying things like ' I should be enjoying myself but I'm not' or 'I can't go on like this, my mood is so low', maybe you're having the occasional meltdown or you just feel you aren't functioning at your best, breathwork can help you.  

This active, switched-on method for accessing and influencing your stress response can help you:

-Enjoy life more

-Be more present with loved ones

-Lower anxiety

-Raise mood

Online booking for breathwork training or an introductory phone call is available here: https://my.practicebetter.io/#/5e468fab2a982319c8ea1441/bookings

I welcome questions and more info is available at www.evolve.me.uk