Beverley James

I work flexibly Monday- Friday offering face-to-face sessions in Old Woking Surrey, and in Yateley Hampshire, I also offer online sessions via a secure video platform Zoom.

Please contact me to discuss your counselling needs further. 

Hi, I'm Beverley, I adopt a holistic, integrative, empathetic approach to my counselling practice which enables me to draw from a diverse range of therapeutic techniques to tailor sessions best suited to individual needs and circumstances.

I understand that our lives are a constant journey of ups and downs. sometimes we can cope and manage well, and other times it may feel as if life is a too busy, demanding and overwhelming. Therefore, it can be all too easy to lose sight of who we are, what we want, and where we are going. This may cause intense feelings and emotions leading to a lack of direction and control. Counselling provides a space to explore problems navigating the uncertainties and challenges in life, in a way to help rebalance and rebuild perspectives enabling positive opportunities for change.

I believe that we all try to do the best we can, and everyone has the ability to fulfil their personal potential. My therapeutic style is rooted in creating a non-judgemental, collaborative environment where we can explore thoughts, feelings and concerns, and through strong relational connection clients can move forward in a healthy resilient manner.

I have a deep passion to help clients understand themselves and the relationships in their lives irrespective of background, faith, culture, sexual orientation, wealth or career. All relationships shape who we are and how we feel about ourselves. Therefore, it is important that you feel comfortable and able to speak freely with me during our counselling sessions. Difficulties in relationships are not limited to those with intimate partners, the quality of any relationship has the capacity to cause distress, this may include relationships with parents, siblings, friends, working colleagues, and of course children. This is why I offer therapy to both couples and individuals as all relationships deserve thought and consideration. Often relationship difficulties will have a ripple effect on other areas within our lives.

I offer face to face sessions in Old Woking Surrey, and in Yateley Hampshire, as well as online sessions via the video platform Zoom to both couples and individuals (18+) who are experiencing difficulties in their lives and/or in their relationships and with a variety of presenting issues. The counselling sessions for couples last 75mins on a weekly or fortnightly basis, and individual counselling sessions are held weekly for 50mins. I am client led so sessions are not limited and can be long or short-term depending on what is required.

Training & qualifications: BA Hons in Counselling (Middlesex University). Level 2 Couples Counselling & Introduction to Couples Counselling (Debbie Winterbourne). Certificate in Counselling Skills & Theory Integrative Levels 1, 2 & 3 (Guildford College). Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young Peoples Workforce (CACHE). Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling (Counselling Tutor). Level 3 Safeguarding Adults (HPS). I hold a full Enhanced DBS certificate. I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I am registered with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO). I am fully insured. 

It is important that you feel comfortable and can speak freely with me for this reason I offer a free 20–30-minute initial call. During this call we will explore what brings you to therapy and what you would like to achieve from therapy. You will have the opportunity to ask any questions that you may have regarding my counselling practise, and we can decide whether we can work therapeutically together. If you decide that you would like to proceed with counselling, we will arrange weekly 50 minute sessions for individual counselling. For couples I will send out a questionnaire to be completed by both parties before weekly or fortnightly 75 minute sessions take place. Counselling sessions can be either online or in person and on our first counselling session we will discuss in more depth your individual needs and requirements.