Helen James
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About me
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with over twenty five years experience in health care, initially as a Registered Nurse (RGN) and then as a Counsellor.
My journey began in the NHS, before moving into the Higher Education sector, where I led a Health & Wellbeing Service in a University of Cambridge college for many years. During that time, I worked extensively in mental health and wellbeing, gaining valuable expertise and training in crisis work and mental health at all levels. As such I naturally evolved into counselling, undertaking my training and working as a Counsellor with students, before establishing my private practice.
I'm a warm, empathetic, and compassionate therapist who enjoys working collaboratively with individuals, supporting you to work through the challenges which bring you to counselling.
Working integratively, I mainly draw on the Psychodynamic, Humanistic and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) models of therapy. This approach supports you to gain greater self awareness, understanding and insight, alongside learning coping strategies to help you self soothe.
I offer appointments to adult individuals either in person in my consulting room in central Cambridge (CB2) or online via video consultation. If you’d like to explore us working together, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have experience working with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, trauma, personality disorders, low mood, bereavement, relationship difficulties, work and study stress, health concerns, and matters related to sexuality and identity.
My background as a nurse greatly informs and enhances my practice as a Counsellor, providing a holistic understanding of both physical and mental health challenges.
- Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Diploma in Counselling Practice
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Motivational Interviewing Training
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
- Certificate of Online and Telephone Counselling
- DICES Risk Assessment and Management
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASSIST)
- Mental Health First Aid
- Safeguarding Adults (to Level 3)
- Defining Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity Therapy
- Transgender Issues
- Understanding and Responding to Sexual Violence
- Brief Intervention Drugs and Alcohol Training
- Understanding Self harm and Borderline Personality Disorder
- Death & Dying Course (Dip)
- Relaxation Train the Trainer Course
- Critical Care Nursing (PG Dip)
- Diploma in Health & Social Welfare
- Registered General Nurse (RGN)
I continue to pursue further education and development, attending CPD courses to ensure I provide the highest standard of care to my clients.
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).
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Fees
£75.00 per session
Additional information
Counselling costs £75 for a 50 minute session, and will generally be at the same time each week.
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