Counsellor profile
Katharine (Kate) James, NCPS
United Kingdom
NCPS psychotherapist - relationships and anxiety
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- Credentials
- NCPS
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom / KJ00P01
- Experience
- 17 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-centred therapy
- Cognitive behavioural work
- Hypnotherapy options
About Katharine
Katharine (Kate) James is an NCPS psychotherapist practising in the United Kingdom with 17 years of experience. She works with people facing anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, low confidence, grief and life changes. Kate also helps with eating and sleeping problems, trauma and abuse, and issues linked to codependency and family of origin concerns.
Kate uses a client-centred way of working that focuses on what matters to the person in front of her. Sessions involve listening, practical problem-solving, and helping people notice and change patterns that cause distress. She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas, emotionally-focused work, hypnotherapy and relationship approaches when they fit the client’s needs.
In practice she supports people who want clearer boundaries, steadier mood, or better communication. She offers tools for managing anxiety and building confidence. She will talk through specific situations, try practical exercises in session, and suggest steps to try between meetings.
Her background spans counselling, psychotherapy and hypnotherapy across many settings over nearly two decades. This experience informs a flexible approach to problems such as abandonment, infidelity, divorce and blended family issues. Kate also works with people facing end-of-life and hospice concerns and those coping with career and parenting pressures.
Sessions are conducted in English and follow the professional standards associated with her NCPS credential. For international clients she does not currently accept work outside the UK. To begin, people are asked to use the site matching process and book an initial session.
How sessions work
How her approaches work in online sessions
Client-centred therapy places the person’s concerns at the heart of the session and relies on careful listening and reflection to help clarify what matters. This approach helps when someone feels overwhelmed, unsure or stuck and wants a steady, respectful conversation about next steps.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on practical strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It often involves short exercises, behavioural experiments and clear steps to try between sessions, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleeping or eating difficulties.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at patterns of feeling and interaction that keep problems going, especially in close relationships. It aims to help people name emotions and try new ways of responding when old reactions no longer work.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to decide which methods to draw on, based on their goals and what feels manageable. This is a joint process rather than a set prescription.
Confirm the exact online session options with Kate before booking. Many people choose online sessions because they can fit appointments around work and caring commitments, have shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel. Discuss practical arrangements during the initial match and scheduling steps so sessions can fit into everyday life.
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with anxiety, stress, relationship problems, low confidence, grief and life changes. Her wider focus includes trauma, eating and sleeping issues and codependency-related patterns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She works in a client-centred way that combines listening with practical tools. Cognitive behavioural techniques and emotionally-focused work are used when they suit the person.
How long has she been practising?
She has 17 years of experience in counselling, psychotherapy and related approaches. That background informs how she supports people with relationship and life-transition issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds an NCPS credential and works in the United Kingdom. The profile uses the NCPS designation exactly as provided.
Can I see her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients. Work is offered to people located in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
The original biography mentions flexible online sessions. Confirm the current session options with the therapist before booking to be sure they meet your needs.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing is provided through the booking and matching process.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. The questionnaire helps match you and book an initial appointment.
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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.