Dr. Lara James
Experienced integrative counsellor for many concerns
About Lara
Dr. Lara James helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and challenges like low self‑esteem and grief. She is Dr.
Lara James and holds NCPS, the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society credential. She works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. Lara draws on an integrative, person‑centred outlook.
That means conversations focus on the person's experience while also using ideas from psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural approaches when helpful.
Background and approach
She often brings creative activities into sessions so people can work in ways beyond talking alone. Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including addiction, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, career difficulties, bipolar and ADHD challenges. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment questions, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and experiences of abuse or traumatic events.
Clients can expect a calm, non‑judgemental space to talk and try different ways of working. Sessions are practical and focused on what a person needs right now. Lara balances listening with gentle guidance and tasks people can try between meetings.
She has three years of professional experience. Sessions are offered via video, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs and schedules. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and then arranges sessions according to availability.
What Lara works with
Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches work online
Integrative person‑centred work focuses on the person's experience and values their perspective first. In practice this means sessions begin with the person's priorities and the counsellor follows their lead while offering reflections and practical suggestions for change.Cognitive behavioural ideas are used to spot unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and to try small experiments that can change mood and daily routines. These techniques are useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep and some habits linked to addictions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will talk through options, try methods in session, and adjust plans based on what feels useful. Decisions about techniques and focus are made together to match the person's goals and preferences.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check‑ins, quick reflections, or people who find writing easier than speaking. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, caregiving, and other commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
