Counsellor profile
Dr. Lara James, NCPS
Based in United Kingdom ยท 3 years of experience
Integrative counsellor for common and complex problems
Continue with LaraAt a glance
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom (NCS23-03884)
- Qualifications
- NCPS
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Lara supplied to BetterHelp.
- Person-centred approach
- Uses CBT and psychodynamic ideas
- Creative activities included
About Lara
NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society) member. Dr. Lara James has three years' experience offering counselling in the United Kingdom. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, life changes, addictions and a broad range of other concerns.
Dr James describes her approach as integrative. She draws primarily on a person-centred humanistic stance while also using psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural ideas as needed. She may include creative activities alongside talking to help people express themselves in different ways.
Sessions aim to be practical and straightforward. Clients can expect to talk through current problems, test out new ways of thinking or behaving, and use creative tasks when they are useful. The focus is on what helps the person in front of her make manageable changes and cope better day to day.
Her practice has supported people with depression, anxiety, people with high functioning autism and other neurodivergence, relationship and workplace issues, unemployment or underemployment, stalking, and the impacts of physical, psychological or sexual abuse. She also lists grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger and career issues among topics she addresses.
Dr James notes work with more complex presentations too, including bipolar features, ADHD, attachment and abandonment concerns, personality-related issues, chronic illness and caregiver stress. Prospective clients are invited to make contact to discuss how the counselling could fit their needs.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Dr James describes an integrative method that blends person-centred humanistic work with psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural ideas. Person-centred work focuses on the client's own experience and aims to make space for them to talk and reflect; it suits people who want a supportive conversational approach. Psychodynamic ideas look at patterns from past relationships and how they affect current feelings and behaviour; this can help when recurring relationship or attachment issues are present. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and can help with anxiety, low mood and coping strategies.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The counsellor will work with the client to decide which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences, and may use different ingredients over time as those needs change.
Practical benefits of remote work can include fitting sessions around work or childcare and reducing travel time. The biography does not list specific session formats on file, so please confirm current session options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals often offer arrangements that make it easier to attend regularly and to build therapy into everyday life.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, addictions, grief and a wide range of other concerns listed on her profile.
How would she describe her counselling style?
Her practice is integrative, drawing on a person-centred humanistic stance with psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural ideas used when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What qualifications or registrations does she hold?
She is a member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society and lists NCPS as her credential.
Can sessions be carried out in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients from other countries?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with her?
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