The following words describes my three books, which all together forms The Back to Love Series Trilogy. Through these three works, Denise traces the sacred transformative arc of healing, becoming and evolving:
About me
I am a UK- based BACP-accredited therapist with over 39 years of experience supporting people from all walks of life who are struggling with the many facets of the human condition.
I am also clinical supervisor, and the author of the Back to Love series trilogy.
My work is rooted in attending to the unseen and unheard inner child within whose stories, bodies, and voices have been suppressed, silenced, or misunderstood.
I support the return home to Self: to heal what hurt, to grieve what was lost, and to reclaim identity, voice, worth, body, softness, and possibility.
Denise James
Psychotherapist, Author, Clinical Supervisor & Coach (BACP Accredited)
B. A.(hons) Psychosocial studies with professional counselling studies
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision
"The Ghanaian Sankofa Bird, which symbolises - a journey of return, renewal, and soulful awakening — calling us, personally and collectively, to gather what was left behind, embrace truth, and awaken the depth of our inner lives so our outer lives may truly progress."
My Story
My work is born from my own lived experience of healing and recovery from adverse childhood experiences. I know how trauma shapes the nervous system, the imagination, the voice, and the belief in one’s own worth. And as a Black woman I also know the resilience, brilliance, and ancestral strength carried — alongside the exhaustion, isolation, and inherited wounds that misogynoir and trauma leave behind.
This makes my work deeply personal, spiritual, liberatory, and celebratory. I don’t simply work with “symptoms” — I work with the stories, silences, soils, and systems that shape. I see symptoms as expressions of burdens needing expression and being compassionately witnessed.
The Main Focus of My Work
My work includes helping clients heal from childhood trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), addictions, anxiety, depression, sexual violence, workplace trauma, and identity confusion, among other concerns.
Whatever brings you to therapy, my approach is grounded in a deep passion for self-transformation and for helping you live the most authentic and fulfilling life possible.
The Therapeutic Experience
Through the therapeutic experience, you can expect to feel safe, heard, and never judged — and to be encouraged to become, unapologetically, your authentic self.
Through the transformative therapeutic process, you’ll gain insight into your personal and relational patterns, develop greater self-awareness and compassion, and begin to practice more self-soothing and life-affirming ways of being, loving, and coping.
Meaning, Purpose, & Context
My integrative therapeutic approach also supports those seeking to rediscover meaning, purpose, and joy, and to bring long-held dreams into reality.
My practice is social-justice informed, acknowledging the impact of systemic and intergenerational trauma, particularly for Black people and marginalised communities.
Group Work
My Sister’s Keeper
Inner Life Writing Group, for Black women
My Sister’s Keeper is an eight-session online group for Black women who are ready to reflect, write, and gently heal.
What issues can therapy help with?
People come to me for help with a wide range of issues. Here are a few of the more common difficulties that can be supported through therapy:
Addictions
Anger management
Anxiety
Bereavement
Cultural issues
Depression
Eating disorders
Health related issues
Identity issues
Life coaching
Menopause
Mood disorder
Personal development
Post-traumatic stress
Redundancy
Relationships
Self esteem
Spirituality
Stress
Trauma
Women's issues
Work related issues
Services
Support for your healing, growth, and liberation.
I offer spaces where you can be supported, witnessed, challenged with compassion, and guided into deeper alignment with your true self.
My Sister’s Keeper (Black Women)
A dedicated healing circle and programme for Black women seeking community, recovery, softening, and rising.
Group Therapy (Black Women)
A therapeutic space for shared healing, reflection, release, and belonging.
1:1 Therapy (All Clients)
A confidential, relational space to explore trauma, healing, and personal transformation.
Therapeutic Coaching (All Clients)
Empowerment, clarity, and inner awakening — for women ready to rise into voice, purpose and self-belief.
Clinical Supervision (Practitioners and other professionals)
Reflective, ethical and intuitive supervision for therapists and practitioners from all walks of life. And professional supervision for Black women experiencing racial trauma in the workplace.
Couples Counselling (All Clients)
Couples counselling is a space of relational depth where understanding each other’s differences becomes a pathway not only to connection, but to personal healing, growth, and transformation.
What to Expect in Your First Session
During the first session, you will be invited to share the challenges that have brought you to therapy — what feels most difficult or weighs heavily on you — and to clarify what you hope to gain from the transformative therapeutic process.
This session also offers the opportunity to learn more about my practice and approach, helping you to decide whether this feels like the right space for your healing journey.
Types of therapy
Creative therapy, Existential, Humanistic, Integrative, Narrative therapy, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution focused brief therapy, Transpersonal, Spiritual Life Therapy and Psycho Education.
Clients I work with
Adults, EAP, Groups, Older Adults, Organisations, Trainees, Internationals, Couples
How I deliver therapy
My location
I provide therapy for clients in North London and the surrounding areas, as well as online sessions for those who prefer the convenience of remote support. This allows me to work with individuals both locally and further afield, offering a flexible approach to suit different needs.
Please get in touch to discuss session availability and find out how I can support you.
Sessions & Fees
15 minutes free initial consultation
Individual Therapy: £75 per 50-minutes session
Clinical Supervision: £75 an hour
Therapeutic Coaching: £60 per hour
Group therapy: £75 weekly
My Sister’s Keeper Group: £35 per session
Couples Counselling: £150
I provide a limited number of spaces for clients on low income and students.
I operate 48 hour cancellation after which payment is required from missed sessions.
Payments are made by bank transfer or PayPal.
Get in touch
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how therapy works, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. This enables us to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to therapy, whether it could be helpful for you and whether I am the right therapist to help.
You can also call me on 07504 891 108 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first. I am happy to discuss any queries or questions you may have prior to arranging an initial appointment.
All enquires are usually answered within 48 hours, and all contact is strictly confidential and uses secure phone and email services.