Counsellor profile
Katharine (Kate) James, NCPS
United Kingdom
Psychotherapist - Anger and Relationships
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- CredentialsNCPS
- RegistrationNCPS, United Kingdom / KJ00P01
- Experience17 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
About Katharine
Katharine (Kate) James is a psychotherapist registered with the NCPS and has practised for 17 years in the United Kingdom. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, low confidence, grief, anger, and life changes. Sessions aim to help people feel calmer, more connected, and better able to handle everyday pressures.
Kate uses a client-centred way of working that keeps the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and hypnotherapy alongside mindfulness exercises. These tools are used to identify unhelpful patterns, manage intense feelings and build practical coping skills.
In conversation she focuses on clear, practical steps as well as exploring underlying emotions. That can mean spotting thinking traps, practicing new communication skills, or using guided relaxation to reduce physical tension. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Kate also supports people facing specific stresses such as parenting pressures, career strain, sleep or eating difficulties, and compassion fatigue. She works with issues linked to family of origin, abandonment, infidelity, and separation when these affect an individual’s wellbeing.
Her approach is collaborative: clients set goals and the work adapts as those goals change. Sessions are offered in English and are arranged through the service’s online pathway. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online working
Kate uses Client-Centred Therapy to focus on the client’s own experience and priorities. That approach revolves around listening, reflecting and helping a person make sense of their feelings so they can choose what to change.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. CBT is often used to reduce overwhelming anxiety, manage anger triggers, and develop clearer coping skills in day-to-day life.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used where relationship patterns or intense emotions are central. EFT helps people name emotions, understand how they shape behaviour, and try new ways of relating to others or to difficult feelings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then recommend or combine approaches. This is a collaborative process and can change as the work progresses.
The biography refers to flexible online sessions but does not list specific formats. Confirm the session formats available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when that suits, and remove travel time so a therapy session can sit inside a lunch break or between appointments.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, low self-esteem, anger, and related concerns such as sleep or eating problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centred and collaborative. She combines practical strategies with emotional exploration.
How long has she been practising?
She has 17 years of experience working as a psychotherapist in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds the NCPS credential and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography notes flexible online sessions. Confirm the current session options before booking to be sure of the exact formats offered.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.