Dr. Chris James - Chartered Clinical Psychologist, BSc MSc DClinPsych CPsychol

About me

I am a Chartered Clinical Psychologist providing evidence-based psychological treatment for a range of difficulties including anxiety, trauma and PTSD, depression, OCD, insomnia, health anxiety, phobia, self-esteem issues, work-related stress and relationship difficulties.

I have full BABCP accreditation in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and am a BABCP accredited supervisor of CBT (training and supporting other therapists in delivering CBT).

I am also fully trained in EMDR. My specialisms include CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), trauma/PTSD and anxiety disorders. I am a trained expert witness and provide medicolegal assessments and reports.

My approach and therapeutic values:

I believe that high quality, effective and meaningful psychological therapy is a combination or art and science - understanding the needs of the client whilst choosing the right type of psychological treatment based on current research. For me, the therapeutic relationship is the foundation on which therapy is built and I place much value in gaining honest feedback from my clients at each session to help tailor and adapt the therapy to their needs. I use brief outcome measures to help track progress and as an additional way of gaining regular feedback to check that the therapy is on track.

Skype and telephone sessions also available.

Further details can be found on my website - www.drchrisjames.com