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About james
I came to this work on the other side of my own long-term existential crisis - feelings of disillusionment at the contribution my previous career in advertising was making to society, and the lingering shame and self-criticism that told me I wasn’t ‘enough’.
After a painful breakup, losing my job and a subsequent breakdown, my deep pain drove me to explore every technique, workshop and healing modality I could get my hands on, in an attempt to overcome my own demons. Through a series of powerful awakening experiences, I started to recognise the limited beliefs through which I had been viewing the world and began seeking ways to turn my own suffering into meaningful service to others.
Initially, I retrained as a coach - supporting artists and creatives work through their creative blocks and share their art with the world. Quickly I realised that these blocks were rarely about the work and often stemmed from the deeper issues of their lives. This began my transition into men’s work where I helped my clients find more meaning and purpose through coming to a deeper understanding of their values, who they are and what they stand for.
I now work as an integration psychotherapist, helping my clients process the challenging experiences of their lives, find self-acceptance and return to a more expanded sense of their true selves.
My experience
Level 5 Diploma in Integration Psychotherapy (Accredited NCIP)
Advanced Coaching Training
Certified Breath Coach for Nervous System Regulation
Intuitive Healer Facilitator Training
Trauma-informed Coaching Certificate
I also draw on learnings from personal workshops and retreats in Jungian shadow work, archetypes, self-enquiry, healing shame and grief, Somatic Experiencing, nervous system regulation, self-love, sex, intimacy and connection, codependency, inner-child work, shamanic journeying, plant medicines, creating rituals for healing and change, sound therapy, Vipassana meditation, modern masculinity, numerous men’s groups and healing communities.
What is integration psychotherapy?
Integration Psychotherapy is a modality that draws upon insight from a breadth of sciences and psychological disciplines, mind-body philosophies, therapeutic approaches, ancient wisdom and ceremonial traditions.
It’s an approach that can assist clients in becoming more consciously aware of the unconscious patterns, programs and narratives that are keeping them stuck. As these limiting beliefs are brought to awareness in the present moment, there is an opportunity for them to be processed and released.
The healing journey is really a process of witnessing, accepting and integrating ever more parts of ourselves - especially those we’d rather avoid. Beyond the details of whatever happened to us, we also unconsciously learned that these experiences mean something about who we are, or are not. It’s through grieving, expressing, or finding acceptance for these parts that we can free ourselves from the shame and resistance that can otherwise keep us stuck.
