James Yates

James Yates offers a calm, accepting space for people feeling overwhelmed by life’s pressures. He aims to help individuals who are anxious, struggling with low mood, coping with relationship problems, or working through eating and food-related issues. James writes plainly and listens closely so people can find their own voice again.

James practises person-centred counselling, which means sessions focus on the person rather than on labels. He works to build trust and to understand each person's experience without judgement. Conversations are used to explore feelings, values and goals at a pace set by the client.

With three years' experience and BACP registration, James has supported people from different cultural backgrounds. He has worked with concerns such as trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, anger and ADHD. His additional focus areas include attachment, body image, codependency and fatherhood issues.

In sessions James helps people notice unhelpful patterns and try out small changes. He encourages clients to practise self-compassion and to develop clearer boundaries. The aim is to build resilience and a stronger sense of who you are.

People who choose James often want straightforward, steady support rather than quick fixes. He uses a conversational, empathic style and adapts sessions to individual needs. To begin, clients follow the site’s matching process and then schedule sessions according to availability.

How person-centred work and online therapy fit together

Person-centred counselling focuses on understanding each person's experience and offering empathic, non-judgemental listening. It helps people explore their feelings, build self-trust and make choices that match their values, which can be useful for issues such as anxiety, low mood, relationship strain and eating or body image concerns.

Alongside that, James emphasises a conversational, client-led approach. He encourages people to set the pace and decide what to focus on, and he will collaboratively look for ways of working that suit each person's needs and goals. Finding the right approach is an ongoing process and he will help identify options together during the first sessions.

If you are considering online work, please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, avoid travel time and access support from different locations when international work is possible. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or sessions without video when bandwidth is limited. These practical benefits help many people maintain steady therapeutic work alongside everyday life.