Beverly James, BACP
Beverly James helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, low in mood, or stuck after difficult events.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
- +18 more
About Beverly
Beverly James helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, low in mood, or stuck after difficult events. She welcomes conversations about stress, relationships, grief, self‑esteem and motivation. Beverly introduces a calm, non-judgemental space to start talking and to think about what matters next.
She uses several practical approaches to make sessions feel useful rather than vague. That might mean noticing thoughts and choosing small, value-led actions. It can also mean looking at how past attachments shape current relationships and working through those patterns together.
Background and approach
Beverly draws on cognitive approaches to spot unhelpful thinking and on emotion-focused ways to name and soothe difficult feelings. Sessions aim to be straightforward and centred on the person in front of her. People are helped to set realistic steps they can try between meetings.
Her work covers a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar mood difficulties, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, compassion fatigue and ADHD. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care, chronic illness, caregiving strain and body image worries. Beverly holds BACP registration, showing she meets national professional standards for counsellors in the United Kingdom.
She works in English and accepts clients from other countries when arrangements suit both parties. To start, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled according to therapist availability.
Registration
| 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.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Beverly works with
Everything Beverly lists, 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
Approaches Beverly lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Beverly will work with each person to find the most helpful mix of these approaches. She treats selecting a method as collaborative - listening to the client's goals and testing what works together rather than applying a fixed plan. That way the approach can shift as needs change.
Online sessions can be arranged by video call, phone, live chat or messaging to fit different schedules. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone calls are helpful when bandwidth is lower, short live chats or messaging suit quick check-ins or paced reflection. These options make it easier to keep regular contact, fit therapy around work or caregiving, and try approaches in everyday settings.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Beverly work with?
Beverly addresses stress and anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, addictions and grief. Her practice also includes ADHD, bipolar, eating and sleeping difficulties and many other life and caregiving stresses.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She blends practical methods with listening and emotional exploration. Sessions focus on noticing thoughts and feelings, trying small changes, and improving connection with values and close relationships.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with the issues listed in her profile.
What credentials and where is she based?
Beverly holds BACP registration, which reflects professional standards for counsellors in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She accepts international clients when arrangements suit both parties.
Which session formats are available?
Appointments can take place by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Beverly?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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