About James
James Morrell is a counsellor who trained in person-centred therapy and holds a BACP accreditation. He has six years' experience supporting people with stress, anxiety and depression. He also works with those facing addiction, grief, relationship strain and changes in life circumstances.
James aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what matters to them. James follows a humanistic approach that starts with the client's experience.
Background and approach
He listens first and asks questions that help people name their needs. He draws on other ways of working when useful, including solution-focused ideas and psychodynamic thinking, to fit what each person needs. People come to James for a wide range of problems, including sleep or eating difficulties, low self-esteem, anger, and career doubts.
He is also informed about issues such as ADHD, attachment concerns and identity matters within LGBT contexts. Conversations cover feelings, patterns and practical next steps rather than labels or diagnoses. James is attentive to how gender and culture shape the therapy room.
He works to reduce judgement and to notice the pressures people face from social expectations. That can help when someone struggles with shame, addictive behaviour, or finding their place after major life events. Sessions are offered in English and James is open to working with people internationally.
He uses a mix of talking and goal-focused tools so sessions are grounded and easy to follow. To begin, people answer a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to his availability.
How James blends approaches online
James uses person-centred work alongside mindfulness and attachment-informed ideas. Person-centred counselling means the session is led by what matters to the client, with the counsellor listening and reflecting to help things become clearer. Mindfulness work teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily feelings, which can help with anxiety, sleep and stress. Attachment-informed ideas look at patterns in close relationships to understand how current difficulties may link to earlier bonds and repeated behaviours.Finding the right approach is a joint process. James will discuss what feels most useful and adapt the way he works to match your goals and preferences. He aims to make the plan practical so you know what to try between sessions and can measure small changes over time.
Online therapy gives flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let you see facial cues and have fuller conversations. Phone sessions suit those who prefer not to be on camera or who have limited bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging work for shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection, or when a quieter way of communicating feels better. These options help fit therapy around work, family and travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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