David James

I am available most evenings after work from 8pm onwards. Some daytime slots available. 

I believe strongly that every person deserves the chance to be listened to and understood in an accepting and accessible environment. I have witnessed the change in people when they have been offered empathy and acceptance in a non judgemental setting and the growth that occurs as a result. I know what it feels like to receive these and personally it was life changing for me, as I was able to accept myself more and allow my self to grow and develop. My feelings became much more manageable and I understood myself and my emotions in a more accepting way. I hope you will feel the same and get what you want and need from the sessions.

I feel privileged to do the work I do and to be let into other peoples lives, earning their trust and working along side them. I understand how much it takes to ask someone for support especially when trust can be an issue.

I am passionate about the work that I do and aim to be as real as possible with every client in response to the trust put in me. I want to offer every client a safe and supportive place where they can be as real as they can too so that you can explore and understand your difficult feelings. My role is to support you through this by offering a strong and caring relationship, where I commit to being an open, active and honest participant. We will work at your pace and I will be guided by you and your feelings.

I am a person centred counsellor offering counselling over the phone, via secure online video and face to face at my home. I have been practicing as a person-centred counsellor for a number of years, underpinned by 15 years as a listening volunteer with Samaritans. My practice has been in a number of settings including 2 schools and a cancer charity and I currently work for the NHS as a person centred therapist and I grow as a person and as a counsellor with each new relationship.

I am happy to see people at my home or work remotely, whatever suits your needs. I have done some extra training on online and telephone counselling and I have worked with clients in all different ways which has worked very successfully so far.

My practice is underpinned by regular training which I incorporate into my work. Recently I have focussed on working with grief and it’s impact on the individual, but I ensure that I focus on training that will augment my my practice.

Recent training undertaken 

Traumatic grief

Pre trial therapy 

Suicidal ideation and self harm 

LGBT awareness and trans issues

I love the work I do and I feel passionately that with engagement from both of us and an honest and open relationship, the work we do together could be life changing .

If you are interested in starting counselling with me, then please send me a message using the link attached. I will then get in touch with you to arrange our first contact. Our first session will always be free of charge to see how we get on and whether you are happy for the therapy to proceed. It is important that we both understand what you would like to get out of counselling and how we could work together. Sessions are open ended but it is always useful to review every few weeks.