Ann-Marie James
MA MBACP(Accred), CHC, Pn1
Holistic Psychotherapist
Certified Breathwork, Nutrition & Health Coach
Co-Director, Mind Garden Therapy Ltd
Availability
Face to Face: Tuesday & Thursday daytime, Thursday evening
Online: Weekday daytime & evening
Fees: £60 per session, breathwork packages available
Breathwork Coaching – A fresh approach to anxiety & mental health
Do you struggle with anxiety? Do you feel you can’t enjoy life because you are too tense or too stuck? Breathwork gives you tools to powerfully shift your mood through your autonomic nervous system.
Learn more with my ‘What Is Breathwork?‘ video.
Health & Nutrition Coaching
Many clients say to me how they wish to avoid medication for anxiety or depression. Recent research has supported nutrition & lifestyle interventions as effective treatments for both of these mental health concerns. This can include evidence-based interventions such as breathwork, nutrition coaching, and lifestyle therapy. Health coaching creates a personalised set of interventions and goals for you to improve both mental & physical wellbeing.
Holistic Psychotherapy
I believe that counselling & psychotherapy can help people live fuller, more satisfying lives. Over time I have seen therapy help my clients develop insight and learn to look at themselves and the world around them in a way that is more constructive for them. I have seen therapy create a confidential working space where new ideas can be explored, concerns can be aired, and personal growth can take place. I believe personal therapy is a critical aspect of any therapist’s training and have undertaken many years of therapy myself.
Qualifications
- 15+ years experience in client work
- BACP Accredited for 10+ years
- MA Pastoral Counselling, General Theological Seminary, New York, USA 2000
- BA (Hons) Counselling Psychology, Greenville University, USA, 1998
- Certified Precision Nutrition Coach (Pn1), 2019
- Certified, National Society of Health Coaches, USA (CHC), 2020
- Member, UK Health Coach Association
- Certificates in: Breathwork for stress, anxiety & depression, Breathwork mechanics & techniques, nutrition for mental health, 2019 & 2020
- Certificate in Multi-Systemic Family Therapy, 2002
- Certificate & Advanced Certificate in Emotion Focused Couple Therapy (EFT), Marriage Care, UK, 2012
Experience
I have worked as a counsellor and psychotherapist in the UK & USA over the past 18 years, including mental health centres, a private hospital, educational settings and charities. I now work in private practice here in Reading and online.
I have a special interest in the mind-body connection, the link between mental health and nutrition / physical well-being, and the benefits of physical activity on overall health, both psychological and physiological.
I specialise in:
- Nutrition, lifestyle & physiology coaching for emotional health
- Breathwork & athletic performance
- Anxiety & depression
- Relationship difficulties including adjustment to divorce, separation, changes in primary relationships
- Mental illness & its impact on family
- Adult relationships in families (adult siblings / parents & grown children, etc.)
- Adult Asperger’s / autism & the impact on families
Fees:
Health or Breathwork Coaching: £40 per 45 minute session (Initial assessment: £75)
Psychotherapy: £60 per 50 minute session
Family Therapy / Coaching: £85 per 1 hour session
Insurance Accepted: Vitality, AXA PPP, WPA, Aviva (for psychotherapy)
Online booking is available here:
Request A Booking
Call me directly on 07940 703132 or fill out this form to request a booking.
