Katharine (Kate) James, NCPS
Katharine (Kate) James is a psychotherapist with 17 years of clinical experience.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- +15 more
About Katharine
Katharine (Kate) James is a psychotherapist with 17 years of clinical experience. She works with people who feel anxious, overwhelmed, stuck or low in mood, and she helps them find clearer ways forward. Kate draws on psychotherapy, counselling, hypnotherapy and mindfulness to tailor each session to the person in front of her.
Her way of working is gentle and collaborative. Sessions focus on what is most troubling right now and on small, practical steps that make life feel more manageable.
Background and approach
She helps clients build emotional stamina and practical coping skills for everyday pressures. Kate often supports people dealing with relationship problems, grief, self-esteem issues and major life changes. She also works with concerns around eating and sleeping, intimacy, trauma and compassion fatigue.
Depression is listed among her focus areas and she brings that experience into how she plans therapy. Over the years she has combined talking therapies with mindfulness and hypnotherapy techniques where helpful. This aims to calm intense emotions, shift unhelpful patterns and increase awareness of thoughts and behaviours that keep difficulties going.
Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Kate uses a client-centred approach and adapts methods such as cognitive behavioural strategies and emotionally-focused ideas to each person’s needs. She encourages clients to set goals and to notice practical changes between sessions.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| NCPS | KJ00P01 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
What Katharine works with
Everything Katharine lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Katharine lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It teaches simple skills to spot unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviours, which can reduce anxiety and lift low mood over time.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, helps people understand their emotional responses and improve how they relate to others. It is useful for resolving recurring relationship patterns and for increasing emotional awareness in everyday life.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. The therapist will explore goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before, then agree a plan together. This collaborative process means methods can be blended and adjusted as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and exercises, phone calls suit less bandwidth or shorter check-ins, and chat or messaging can fit into busy days or provide ongoing support between calls. These options make it easier to arrange regular sessions and to keep continuity as needs change.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and grief, plus issues like low self-esteem, sleep and eating problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is gentle and collaborative, using client-centred listening alongside practical techniques from CBT, EFT and hypnotherapy when helpful.
How many years has she practised?
She has 17 years of experience working as a psychotherapist and counsellor.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds NCPS and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients and works with people in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How do I begin therapy with her?
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