- Years in practice
- 6
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About James
James Morrell is a counsellor who works from a person-centred, humanistic perspective. He holds a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy and is a BACP member, and he describes his work as centred on the client's experience. He aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what matters to them.
He often draws on other ways of working alongside the person-centred approach. That includes psychodynamic ideas, mindfulness, attachment-focused thinking and solution-focused tools.
Background and approach
He adapts these to what a person needs rather than following a fixed formula. James has six years' experience supporting people with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression and addiction. He also offers help with relationship and intimacy worries, sleep and eating concerns, grief, career strain and parenting challenges.
His background includes work with a wide range of emotional and behavioural difficulties. He pays attention to how gender and culture shape a person's experience of therapy. He aims to speak with clients rather than lecture them, and to notice when social expectations cause shame or silence.
That perspective informs how he discusses topics like masculinity, vulnerability and difference. Sessions can cover what has happened in the past and practical changes for now. He encourages awareness of patterns and small steps that fit with each person's life.
The tone is conversational and straightforward, focused on helping people find what helps them move forward.
What James works with
Everything James lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else James helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- 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 problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches James lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
James uses a person-centred foundation alongside attachment-based thinking and mindfulness. Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and helps people notice patterns in close connections. It can be useful for intimacy concerns and attachment issues.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily reactions without getting swept away by them. It can help with anxiety, stress and sleep problems by offering practical tools to steady attention in difficult moments.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. James will talk with you about your goals and preferences and together you decide which methods to use. That might mean focusing on how past experiences shape current feelings, learning short mindfulness practices, or using solution-focused steps to try something different between sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for conversational, face-to-face work. Phone calls can fit into a busy day or be used when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer typing over talking. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.
Questions people ask about James
What issues does James commonly help with?
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions, and also addresses relationship, intimacy and parenting concerns among other life challenges.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His work is person-centred and conversational, with elements from psychodynamic, attachment and mindfulness approaches to suit each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does he have?
James has six years of counselling experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
He holds a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy and is a member of the BACP. He practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
He works online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
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 him?
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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