Beverly James, BACP
Beverly James helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or the effects of trauma.
About Beverly
Beverly James helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or the effects of trauma. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to make life feel more manageable. Beverly writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters to each person.
She has three years of professional experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She uses straightforward tools to help with low mood, confidence, motivation and relationship concerns.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be calm, focused and tailored to each person’s priorities. Beverly draws on several evidence-informed approaches. She may use cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and acceptance and commitment ideas to build values-based action.
Attachment-informed thinking helps when relationships and early experiences affect current reactions. In practice she keeps things collaborative. The person sets the pace and goals, and work is adjusted as needs change.
Short-term coping strategies and longer-term ways of managing difficult feelings are both options in sessions. She offers online formats that suit different lifestyles, including video calls and phone sessions, plus live chat or text-based messaging. International clients can be supported in English.
Starting involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 392735 | November 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Beverly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- 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
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Beverly names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Trauma-focused work helps people process distressing events and reduce their ongoing impact by carefully pacing conversations and building coping skills. It can be useful when past hurt affects day-to-day life and relationships.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that match personal values. This approach is often helpful for anxiety, low mood and motivation problems.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating and reacting. It can support people who struggle with trust, closeness or repeated relationship patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Beverly will work with each person to identify goals and try different techniques to see what fits best. Decisions about methods and pace are made together and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat can be useful for brief check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping continuity of care.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Beverly commonly support?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and motivation. Other areas include relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions and managing life changes.
What style of therapy can I expect?
Work is collaborative and practical, focusing on clear steps and personal goals. Sessions blend talking, skill-building and exercises to manage feelings and behaviour.
What experience does she bring?
Beverly has three years of professional experience working with people facing trauma, anxiety, grief and related concerns. She focuses on helping people regain confidence and cope day to day.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients can be supported in that language as well.
Which session formats are offered?
Options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These choices let people pick what fits their schedule and needs.
How is cost structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Specific pricing depends on the chosen plan and region.
How do I begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
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