James McComas
Compassionate counselling for stress and relationships
About James
James McComas is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. He focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. He also supports clients facing relationship concerns and the effects of trauma and abuse.
He works from the view that each person knows their own story best. He looks for strengths a person already has and helps them use those strengths to manage hard moments.
Background and approach
James aims to make the first steps feel less daunting and to offer steady support as people move towards a more satisfying life. In sessions he listens plainly and asks practical questions to clarify what matters most to the client.
He helps people spot patterns in relationships, consider how past events affect the present, and find small changes that can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Conversations are focused and paced to fit the client’s needs. James has worked with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues and codependency.
He also has experience with communication problems, commitment issues and dissociation. Other areas he addresses include domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, fatherhood and family of origin difficulties. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
He supports clients who are ready to take practical steps and to work collaboratively on goals that matter to them.
What James works with
Sessions & fees
How evidence-based approaches work online
James draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and improve relationships. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and trying small, practical changes to test new ways of responding. This helps with anxiety, low mood and problems that keep recurring in relationships.Another approach looks at how past connections shape current feelings and behaviour. Work here involves mapping attachment patterns and practicing different ways of relating, which can ease feelings of abandonment and improve communication in close relationships.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try different methods if needed, and adjust the work to fit each person's preferences and situation. Clients take an active role in deciding what feels most helpful.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is preferred. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or when written reflection helps. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while maintaining a steady path of support.
| 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
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
