James Knight
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About me
I aim to ensure that empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard underpin all my client work. I am person-centred and client-led and work in a non-directive way. I work hard to create the therapeutic space clients can use as feels most useful to them, offering support and gentle challenge as needed.
I have specific experience of working with LGBTQ clients and am confident and knowledgeable in working with issues including: gender identity and expression (including non-binary identities), sexuality, sex (including kink and fetishes), asexual and aromantic identities, multi-party relationships (more than 2 people) and non-monogamous or polyamorous relationships.
I have significant experience in providing employee assistance programme (EAP) time-limited work. I also have a wealth of experience working with students (university and college) and young people.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience:
James has experience of working in a number of settings - private practice, corporate/business, and in the charity/third sector. James has worked in both time-limited (usually 4-6 sessions) and open-ended (any number, decided by the client) arrangements. He has specific experience working with LGBTQ people, students (further and higher education) and young people (aged 12-25) and as part of an employee assistance programme.
Qualifications:
- Postgraduate Diploma in Person Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP Registered, Awarded by Stirling University)
- Diploma in Relationship Therapy (Relate)
- Certification in Cyber Therapy (Online Therapy Institute)
- Certificate in Counselling Skills (COSCA Registered, Awarded by Edinburgh College)
- BA [Open] (Open University)
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).
Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.
Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.
All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£70 per 50 minute session, delivered via Zoom.
£35 for a one-off introductory session to new clients
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In recognition of the particular difficulties many Trans people experience in finding suitable therapy, I offer a limited number of online therapy sessions to Trans people at a reduced rate. These sessions are only available in my earlier slots (between 2.30pm and 4.30pm), although Trans clients are very welcome to book in any other slot at the regular price.
Please note: these sessions are specifically for Trans people who may otherwise struggle to afford therapy - and may often include those in the process of acquiring a Gender Recognition Certificate.
When I work
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Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 2.30pm to 8.30pm
Further information
James grew up in North Wales and his experiences as an LGBTQ young person living in a rural area have shaped his commitment to using technology to expand specialist provision.
Prior to becoming a counsellor James undertook a number of different campaigning and public relations roles in an enormous range of policy areas including race equality, student rights, animal welfare and workers rights.
James is active in campaigning to challenge the stigma around mental health, and appropriately uses his own lived experience of mental health to work with clients to help them understand their existing coping strategies.
