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I am a fully qualified, registered psychotherapist and homeopath offering private, online appointments mostly at evenings and weekends to fit in around my NHS work in secondary care as a Psychotherapist where I’ve worked with the psychology team for over 18 years. 

I am able to offer online 1 to 1 psychotherapy appointments to discuss and explore any challenges or symptoms you may be experiencing. While psychotherapy involves talking things over, I also encourage deeper exploration through imagery, narrative and metaphor work when this is appropriate.

Please telephone or e-mail me if you would like to discuss your needs or have any questions before booking your appointment with me. I’ll look forward to hearing from you.

Since 2006 I have worked within an Adult Psychology team within the NHS, where I continue to complete Psychological assessments, formulations and provide 1 to 1 Psychotherapeutic treatment to a wide range of clients on my caseload. I’m now very pleased to be able to offer a limited amount of private 1 to 1 online and telephone appointments each week. 

Originally trained for four years in Gestalt psychotherapy, I’m able to use an eclectic variety of approaches tailored to suit each client’s specific needs and have received further training in additional therapeutic methods over the years to include CBT, ACT, Compassion Focused therapy, DBT, Psychodynamic therapy and IFS (Internal Family Systems), Trauma focused treatment and dream work to help resolve nightmares as part of my continuing professional development.

I’m also an accredited Advanced Drawing and Talking practitioner, offering affordable, Jungian based, 1 to 1 online drawing and talking therapy for adults as well as teens. These popular and affordable 30 minute Zoom sessions can help to process challenging emotions and past traumas in a safe, gentle and deeply supportive way. No artistic talents are required to complete this work, just a piece of A4 plain paper and a pencil and access to our weekly video call. 

More creative, individual, one hour Painting for Health and Wellbeing appointments are available for clients who would like to utilise creative and expressive work within their regular, psychotherapy appointments. 

After completing my BSc in Psychology and Human Biology I went on to study for four years at The Sherwood Institute of Psychotherapy in Nottingham and was awarded my Postgraduate Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapy with the University of Birmingham. 

Susan James BSc PGDip Psychotherapy MÍø±¬ÃÅ

I follow the Íø±¬ÃÅ guidelines and ethics and everything we discuss will be in complete confidence, but we can discuss this in more detail when we meet. I look forward to meeting with you.

As I continue to work as a secondary care Psychotherapist within the NHS my available appointments for private consultations may be limited. 

I offer daytime video or telephone psychotherapy appointments as well as some evening and weekend appointments.

You can book an appointment via my website diary, but if I am fully booked, please contact me if you would like to be placed on my waiting list.

Our first meeting is likely to involve taking time to explore your full history, so that we can formulate a treatment plan to help to decide the best way forward for our regular work together. 

I have many years of experience in working with clients with complex trauma, anxiety and depression, social anxiety, complex grief, relationship challenges, attachment issues, childhood abuse and dissociation as well as adjustment disorders, such as helping clients to readjust to life after life changing injuries or transformational events.

Whatever your challenge or concern, we can work together at a pace that suits you and I look forward to supporting you on your healing journey. I usually recommend weekly therapy, which can be short term over a fixed number of agreed appointments once we have created your formulation, or you may prefer a more in depth long term therapeutic alliance. 

My aim is always that you will feel safe and supported as we work together throughout our 1 to 1 online video calls or telephone appointments.

(Please note: homeopathy appointments, if required are available separately and are not included in my private psychotherapy work.)