James Elder

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MBACP BA (Hons) Counselling

About me

I work as an International online therapist offering convenient, safe sessions in the privacy of your own space via videocall. 

Specialisms and experience in:

Therapy for the C-Suite 

Online Counselling

Addiction counselling

Youth counselling

Relationships

Burnout

Anxiety

Depression

Trauma

Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Counselling for men

Corporate Wellbeing

Anxiety Workshops

Nature Therapy

Head Of Clinical Practice for an International HR Services organisation

Training, qualifications & experience

BA (Hons) Counselling (University of Greenwich)

Head Of Clinical Practice EAP provider

NHS Youth Counsellor 
Alton College Counsellor
Catalyst Addiction Counsellor
Catalyst Friends and Family Group Support Facilitator
Private Counsellor
Leadership Coach
MBACP
Specialist Training in Addiction and Youth Counselling
DBS enhanced clearance
Safeguarding trained

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Existential Therapy

Trauma-informed Therapy

Gestalt Psychotherapy

Transactional Analysis

Polyvagal Therapy

Mindfulness

Therapies offered

Fees

£75.00 per session

Concessions offered for

  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors

When I work

I have two evening sessions from 6-8pm, on Monday and Wednesday evenings. These do fill up, but the usual 9am to 5pm sessions may be available.

Further information

I am a qualified counsellor (BA (Hons)) and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), psychological coach, and head of clinical practice for an international online therapy service. I have thousands of hours of supervised practice experience.

My colleagues and I pioneered an online therapy service just before the pandemic and I use this technology every day to provide safe, convenient therapy to my clients in the comfort of their own space.

I work with an integrated humanistic approach which blends several methodologies including person-centred, existential and gestalt psychotherapy.

Work includes Corporate Wellbeing, Mental Health Awareness, Youth Counselling in NHS and Education roles, Addiction Counselling, Confidence Training and Leadership Coaching.

I have worked with anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, managing life changes, phobias, motivation and innovation, relationship issues, burnout, resilience, and people who are doing just fine, but want to feel better.

The Elder Consultancy, 1 Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 4RG

Type of session

Online

Types of client

Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Couples
Groups
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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Online platforms

Zoom
Microsoft Teams

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