Katharine (Kate) James, NCPS

Katharine (Kate) James is a counsellor who focuses on helping people move through stressful life changes. She uses a gentle, collaborative style and draws on counselling, psychotherapy and hypnotherapy to help clients feel calmer and more confident. Kate has 17 years of practice and works with common concerns such as anxiety, stress, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties.

Her sessions begin with listening closely to what is troubling a person now. She works together with clients to identify unhelpful patterns and to build practical coping strategies. Where useful, mindfulness and guided techniques are introduced to lower anxiety and support emotional regulation.

Kate supports people through life transitions, grief and career shifts by helping them clarify values and next steps. She also addresses intimacy-related concerns, family-of-origin issues and the impact of trauma and abuse in everyday life. Practical tools are offered alongside space to process difficult feelings.

People who work with her can expect a steady, non-judgemental presence and clear suggestions they can try between sessions. She frames therapy as a partnership and adapts the pace to each person’s needs. Working together often involves short exercises, reflective conversation and personalised strategies for change.

Sessions are offered from the United Kingdom and are conducted in English. Kate mentions flexible online sessions and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Prospective clients are encouraged to use the Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a booking.

How Kate’s approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person as they are. The therapist reflects what is said and helps people find their own solutions, which can be useful for issues like low self-esteem and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It uses practical exercises and experiments to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and change unhelpful patterns.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and work with strong emotions and connection patterns. It is often used when relationship concerns or intimacy-related issues are central.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kate will discuss different ways of working and agree with each person which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process that considers a person's goals, preferences and the problems they want to address.

Session arrangements should be confirmed before booking because the profile does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use techniques learned in sessions in their everyday environment, with the therapist supporting practical next steps.