Counsellor profile
James Harvey, NCPS
Counsellor - stress and anxiety
See online counselling options- Client-Centred methods
- CBT techniques
- Psychodynamic work
About James
Counsellor James Harvey is a member of NCPS with five years of practice experience. He works with people in the United Kingdom on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, self esteem and depression, and has more recent focus on ADHD and autism.
James uses a straightforward, conversational style in sessions. He listens to a person’s story and helps them notice their strengths. He uses Client-Centred techniques to build understanding, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ideas to tackle thinking and behaviour patterns, and psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences affect the present.
Sessions are practical and paced to each person. James helps clients break problems into manageable steps. He offers ways to cope with cravings, low mood, worry and relationship difficulties. He also works on confidence, motivation and handling life changes.
He pays attention to how early relationships can shape current patterns. That can include work on adoption and foster care issues, attachment, fatherhood and family problems. He also supports people dealing with grief, guilt, shame and isolation.
James accepts international clients and runs sessions in English. He uses a subscription model for payment which can be cancelled at any time. To start, clients are asked to use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How his approaches work in online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s own perspective. It helps people feel heard and supports them to make their own choices about change.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers practical techniques for reducing worry, improving mood and changing unhelpful habits.
Psychodynamic ideas explore how past relationships and experiences shape current patterns. This can help when recurring relationship problems or old hurts affect present life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. James will discuss options with each person and decide together what to try first based on goals and preferences. That collaboration continues as therapy progresses so methods can be adjusted if needed.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking. The practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions into a busy week, avoiding travel time and making shorter check-ins possible when needed. Some formats require less bandwidth or no camera, which can make it easier to keep sessions regular alongside work or family commitments.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does he help with most often?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, self esteem and depression, and also supports people with ADHD and autism.
What is his way of working in sessions?
He uses Client-Centred methods, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and psychodynamic ideas to explore thinking, behaviour and past experience.
How much experience does he have?
He has five years of professional practice experience.
Which professional body is he a member of?
He is registered with NCPS, shown as NCPS in his credentials.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He accepts international clients as part of his practice.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model and that subscription can be cancelled at any time; cost varies with location.
What do I need to do to start?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.