James Luff
Counselling & Psychotherapy
At its heart, I see therapy as offering an opportunity to know yourself more fully. It is a unique kind of relationship - confidential and focused on you - where you can take the valuable time to really explore what is troubling you.
The hope is that this greater understanding of your feelings, patterns, conflicts, values, needs, and ways of relating to others, can enable greater freedom. You become less driven by unconscious habits or external expectations and more able to choose how to live in a way that feels authentic, and with a stronger sense of confidence, contentment and direction.
I trained in psychodynamic and person-centred training organisations, and have over a decade of experience working one-to-one in a variety of settings in both London and Norwich, including Islington Mind, Core Arts Hackney, Cruse Bereavement Support, The Wherry School and 4Cs.
What might I help with?
People come to therapy for many different reasons. I have worked with people living with the consequences of trauma and abuse, experiencing anxiety, depression, loss, various kinds of relationship difficulties, or simply feeling overwhelmed by the demands of work and everyday life.
I also work with those simply seeking a deeper understanding of themselves. That could involve exploring identity, sexuality, sprituality, or neurodiversity, or perhaps wanting to look at recurring life patterns, navigate change, or find a greater sense of meaning, direction, and connection.
In particular, exploring questions around bereavement, neurodivergence and creativity are areas that are personally meaningful to me, as well as areas where I believe my therapeutic approach is particularly well-suited.
