Katharine (Kate) James, NCPS
Support for anxiety, relationships and change
Details
| Name | Katharine (Kate) James |
|---|---|
| Credentials | NCPS |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | NCPS |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 17 |
About Katharine
Katharine (Kate) James is a psychotherapist with 17 years of experience. She offers a calm, person-focused way of working for people feeling anxious, stuck, or overwhelmed. Kate aims to help clients build confidence, manage stress, and reconnect with what matters to them.
Her style is gentle and collaborative. She listens without judgement and helps people find different ways to tell their story. That process often reduces anxiety and makes practical change more possible.
Background and approach
Kate uses a mix of narrative ideas, client-centred listening, and cognitive techniques. She also draws on emotionally-focused work and hypnotherapy when helpful. These approaches are used to uncover unhelpful patterns and to try out new ways of responding.
Common concerns she supports include anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief, and coping with life changes. She also works with eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, and ADHD-related challenges. Sessions are offered online by video, phone, chat or text.
Kate works with each person to choose practical strategies that fit their life. She emphasises small, steady steps and a clearer sense of direction. Kate holds the NCPS credential and practises from the United Kingdom.
Her approach aims to help people feel steadier, more connected, and better able to face the next chapter of life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Grief among the things Katharine works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 counseling
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Katharine among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Katharine among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Katharine among the ways she works.
- Hypnotherapy: Listed by Katharine among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Katharine among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Katharine among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Katharine among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Katharine among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Katharine among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Katharine directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Katharine directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Kate uses therapy approaches online
Kate draws on Narrative Therapy to help people rewrite the stories that shape their feelings and choices. Narrative work looks at how problems become the main story and helps people name alternatives that feel truer to their values.She also uses Client-Centred Therapy, which centres on careful listening and acceptance. That approach helps people feel understood and build confidence to try different ways of coping.
When helpful, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used for clear, practical steps to change thinking and behaviour. CBT can be useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep troubles and unhelpful routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods fit current needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative process may mix narrative, person-centred listening and CBT across sessions to suit progress.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people meet. Video calls allow closer face-to-face discussion, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat can suit brief check-ins, and text-based messaging helps maintain contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or health needs and to continue steady support without travelling.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Kate commonly help with?
She supports a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, trauma and ADHD-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is gentle and collaborative, focusing on listening and helping people tell their story in new ways. Practical techniques are used alongside reflective work to reduce distress and build coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of practice in counselling and psychotherapy, offering long and short-term support to people facing life challenges.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds the NCPS credential as listed in her profile.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients and works with people within the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
Kate offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
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