James Griffiths

To discuss current availability for counselling sessions please make contact via email directly or via the contact page on the website.

Once agreed, it is preferred that counselling sessions continue at the same time and day of the week for the duration of your therapy with me. 

Hello, I am James, the founder of Adult Counselling Therapy Limited and the 'Book a Rant' service. I am a supporter of people who commit to improving their mental health.

I am a husband and a father. I have also attained over 20 years experience within a career in public service.

I have experienced both physical and mental traumas through my life, and I know what it feels like to hit rock bottom. Crucially, I also know what it is like to bounce back.

I now feel the benefits of more inner peace, psychological freedom and personal empowerment to help others do the same.

I understand you might be feeling overwhelmed presently, and that life may be difficult to the point you don't know where to turn. I want to encourage you to have the courage to talk about your problems and challenges with a therapist. It really can be a life changing process.

I believe we are never the finished article. I continue to develop myself via regular supervision. This means I am both meeting the requirements of my professional body and I am able to provide you with a consistent ethical service that enables you to develop in your own way.   

So A.C.T. now and change your life for the better!

To access the 'Book a Rant' service go to my website www.adultcounsellingtherapy.co.uk and navigate through the pages for full details, however, the process in short, is as follows: -

1. Make contact via the website or direct email. 

2. You will receive a 'Book a Rant' application form for completion and return.

3. If I am able to provide you with counselling, I will make contact with you to arrange the time and day of the week for your regular slot. 

4. Payment/Other Policies are available on the website.

What can you expect from me?

The attractiveness of my 'Book a Rant' counselling service with Adult Counselling Therapy Limited is the provision for sharing personal problematic experiences, thoughts and feelings, in a safe and confidential (see privacy and confidentiality page for details at www.adultcounsellingtherapy.co.uk) environment. 

I am passionate about helping others with the use of counselling therapy. My hope, is that you will leave our counselling therapy sessions feeling you have off-loaded stress and identified more positive and sustainable ways forward. I am confident that you will feel able to tackle life with an improved awareness and understanding of your thoughts, feelings and behavioural processes.

If during the session there is a clear need for additional specific counselling help, I would always take the ethical position to provide you, the client, with opportunities to attain further help and provide suitable information to make those arrangements.

My extensive experience working in multiple industries particularly my 20 year career in a public sector role, linked with varied personal experience of mental and physical trauma, and working as a counsellor for an established Winchester based charity, make me someone who can listen to you without judgement, without opinion and with unconditional positive regard, congruence and empathy to help you navigate and process what is going on for you.

Adult Counselling Therapy Ltd is a one-to-one counselling service. I hold appropriate insurance cover for the counselling services I provide and the location of my wonderful purpose built practice room in the heart of the Test Valley in Stockbridge, Hampshire. 

My 'BOOK A RANT' listening service is for anyone over the age of 18 and my client's well-being is at the heart of my counselling service. 

Please go to my website www.adultcounsellingtherapy.co.uk for further details including terms of service. 

The first session will include a review of our contract and I will ask you to complete an overview assessment form (Core10) which involves answering ten quick questions to help me understand the current difficulties you are experiencing. I will also ask you to complete the same form during our final session together, to monitor the progress made.

Thank you for your interest.