Michael James, BACP
28 years in practice
Michael James is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain and life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 107253 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 28
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Michael
Michael James is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain and life changes. He draws on many years of practice to guide people toward clearer choices and calmer responses. He uses a gentle, person-centred way of working and invites clients to notice what matters to them now.
He frames therapy around intentional awareness, sometimes called mindfulness, to help people spot repeated patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions often blend reflective conversation with simple exercises to increase present-moment awareness.
Background and approach
Michael describes this as a practical tool to see options and move toward solutions. Trauma is recognised as a common thread in many problems he sees. He works with present-centred body awareness alongside discussion to help people reframe painful experiences and find new direction.
That approach is paced to match each person’s readiness. Hypnotherapy is one of the approaches he uses alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based work. He aims to tailor methods to what each person brings, rather than applying a fixed model.
Sessions are led by the client’s needs and lived reality. Michael holds BACP registration, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy credential, and he brings close to three decades of experience to his practice. He offers sessions from the United Kingdom and is comfortable working with people in other countries in English.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michael lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michael names
- Hypnotherapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that suit online therapy
Michael often combines Hypnotherapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based ideas. Hypnotherapy involves guided focus and relaxation to help people access thoughts and memories differently, which some find useful for habits, confidence or stuck patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, depression and coping with change.Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses, helping people improve communication and feel safer in close relationships. Choosing an approach is collaborative; the therapist will talk through options and adapt methods to the person’s goals and preferences rather than starting with a fixed plan.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller face-to-face feel, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit brief check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy around work, travel or caring responsibilities.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can we talk about?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, career questions and coping with life changes.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Sessions are person-centred and collaborative, using reflective conversation and intentional awareness to help people spot unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding.
How much experience does he have?
He has 28 years of experience working with individuals and couples and brings long-standing practice in mindfulness and integrative approaches.
What professional registration does he hold and where is he based?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts clients from other countries as well.
What formats are available for sessions?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
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