Counsellor profile
Dr. Lara James, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Anger and Relationship support
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- CredentialsNCPS
- RegistrationNCPS, United Kingdom / NCS23-03884
- Experience3 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Integrative person-centred
- Creative therapeutic activities
- Workplace and trauma issues
About Lara
Dr. Lara James is a UK-based counsellor with three years' experience and NCPS accreditation. She lists a broad range of concerns she supports, including stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strains, anger, career questions, bipolar and depression, coaching and ADHD.
She describes an integrative approach that leans on a person-centred, humanistic way of working. That means sessions focus on the person in front of her, while also using ideas from psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural thinking. Creative activities are sometimes used alongside talking to make sessions more flexible.
In practice she will listen and help people make practical sense of stressful moments. That can include looking at patterns in relationships, ways of managing strong feelings, or tools to reduce anxiety and improve sleep. She also mentions supporting people after traumatic events and with the impacts of abuse or crime.
Dr. James notes work with neurodivergent people, including those with high-functioning autism, and a range of workplace and life-change problems such as unemployment, stalking, or caregiver stress. Her description covers both emotional issues like shame or abandonment and practical concerns such as communication and control problems.
Sessions combine talking with creative exercises when these seem helpful. Prospective clients should confirm session formats and specifics before booking, then use the matching steps to arrange a first appointment.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Dr. James describes an integrative method that blends person-centred work with psychodynamic ideas. Person-centred work focuses on understanding the client's experience and helping them find their own solutions; it can help with feelings of resentment, low self-esteem, and relationship difficulties. Psychodynamic ideas look at patterns from earlier relationships and repeated emotional responses; this can be useful for anger rooted in abandonment or attachment issues.She also draws on cognitive behavioural thinking to identify unhelpful thoughts and experiment with practical behaviour changes. CBT-style techniques are often used for managing anxiety, improving sleep, and reducing reactive responses at work or home.
Finding the best approach is collaborative. The therapist and client review what is helpful over the first sessions and adjust methods based on goals, preferences and the issues presented. That process makes it clearer whether talking, short practical exercises, or creative activities suit a person's needs.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also gives space to try therapeutic activities that translate well to a screen or a phone call, depending on the agreed format.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she help with?
She supports people struggling with anger as part of wider concerns such as relationship strain, stress, workplace frustration, or unresolved trauma.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
Her work is integrative and person-centred, combining talking with psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural ideas and occasional creative exercises to manage strong feelings.
How much experience does she have?
Dr. James has three years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and life problems.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds NCPS accreditation and practises in the United Kingdom.
In which language are sessions held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I have sessions from another country?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not list explicit session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and getting started organised?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, 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.