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Katharine (Kate) James, NCPS
United Kingdom
Psychotherapist - anxiety and relationships
See online therapy options- CBT and client-centred
- Relationship work
- Grief and trauma
About Katharine
Katharine (Kate) James is a psychotherapist (NCPS) with 17 years of clinical experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, low confidence and life changes. Sessions focus on practical steps to reduce overwhelm and build coping skills.
Kate draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centred and emotionally-focused methods. She also uses hypnotherapy and Imago relationship work where appropriate. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try different responses and develop new habits that fit day-to-day life.
Typical work includes short-term problem solving and longer exploration. Kate supports people who are grieving, experiencing trauma or dealing with intimacy and eating or sleeping problems. She also offers coaching for career issues and help with compassion fatigue and ADHD-related concerns.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Clients can expect practical tools, paced emotional work and attention to real-life routines that affect mood and relationships. Kate explains options and tests what works, rather than prescribing one way forward.
Sessions are offered in English and are arranged through an online sign-up process that uses a subscription model which can be cancelled at any time. International clients are not currently accepted. Prospective clients complete a short questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Kate uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns of thinking and test new behaviours. CBT sessions online often focus on setting small experiments and reviewing outcomes in the next meeting. Client-Centred Therapy is about listening and reflecting so the person can find solutions; online meetings follow the same pacing and encouragement as face-to-face. Emotionally-Focused Therapy targets the emotional patterns that affect relationships and personal distress and can be used to identify and shift those patterns in conversation.Choosing the best approach is part of the work. Kate will discuss goals, try methods and check what feels most helpful. That collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
The practical benefits of online sessions are that they can fit into daily life more easily and reduce travel time. Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are set by the therapist and may change. Online meetings can make it simpler to keep regular appointments, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and suit quieter or lower-bandwidth arrangements where video is not always possible.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, low self-esteem and life changes among other issues listed in her profile.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to practise alternative responses. Sessions include practical exercises and behavioural experiments to test what helps.
What is her experience and background?
Kate has 17 years of experience as a psychotherapist and draws on several approaches including CBT, client-centred work, EFT, hypnotherapy and Imago relationship methods.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the credential 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?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How do sessions and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.