Dr. Lara James , NCPS

Dr. Lara James helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems. She also supports people coping with trauma and abuse, issues around intimacy, grief, addiction concerns and difficulties with sleep or eating. Her work includes support for LGBT clients and people managing ADHD, bipolar or life transitions.

Dr James practises in the United Kingdom and holds the NCPS credential, which denotes membership of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. She uses an integrative, person-centred approach that draws on several therapeutic traditions to match her work to each person’s needs.

Sessions are conversational and straightforward. She listens first to what matters most and then helps people try practical steps to feel steadier between meetings. Creative activities can be used alongside talking to open up new ways of understanding feelings and patterns.

Her practice welcomes people facing workplace stress, the aftermath of abuse, stalking or crime, and those adjusting to unemployment or caring responsibilities. She also works with people who identify as neurodivergent, including those with high-functioning autism, to adapt therapy to how they prefer to communicate.

Dr James has three years of clinical experience and offers video calls, phone appointments, live chat and text-based messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled according to availability.

Approaches and how online therapy can help

Dr James uses integrative, person-centred methods that focus on the person rather than a single technique. Person-centred work means the therapist listens deeply and follows the pace the client sets, helping people feel heard and understood when facing stress, relationships or grief.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and try small experiments that change day-to-day reactions. These kinds of practical steps can help with anxiety, sleep problems and managing mood swings. Creative activities are another strand she uses, offering expressive exercises or simple tasks to open up new ways of seeing persistent patterns.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist and client will discuss preferences, goals and what feels most useful, and then try methods together to see what fits best. Adjustments are made as work proceeds so the plan stays relevant.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter; phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed; live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer typing or want brief, frequent support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and daily life.