About James
James Hodgeon uses a person-centred approach that places the person at the heart of therapy. He focuses on how someone sees themselves and what matters to them now. James aims to help people build the skills to cope with current pressures and future challenges.
He works in a calm, respectful way so people can feel heard. He sees anxiety, stress and depression alongside grief and addiction issues. He also supports people facing relationship strain, trauma and major life changes.
Background and approach
James pays attention to feelings such as emptiness, guilt or shame, and practical struggles like divorce, isolation or questions about life purpose. James trained at Leeds and Salford universities and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. He draws on almost two decades of formal practice alongside many more years of wider mental health work.
That mix shapes a straightforward, grounded approach to talking and problem solving. In sessions he aims to be non-judgemental and genuine. He listens closely and reflects what matters most to each person.
Over time that helps people notice patterns and try small changes that make daily life easier. Therapy is offered to adults in the United Kingdom. Sessions are available by video call, telephone, live chat or text messaging.
James receives regular supervision and works within professional standards set by his accrediting bodies.
How his approaches work online
James primarily uses Client-Centred Therapy which focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people find their own solutions. This approach helps when someone struggles with anxiety, low self-esteem or life transitions by emphasising the person's own perspective and pace.He also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing skills. These techniques can reduce rumination and help with stress and panic by bringing attention back to the present. Psychodynamic ideas are used to notice longer-standing patterns and how past experiences shape current feelings and relationships.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. James will discuss goals and preferences, then try methods together to see what fits. That collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual contact helps the conversation. Phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text give flexibility for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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