About Dr Jim Byrne, Doctor of Counselling
Background information, education, etc.
Updated on 17th March 2021
Hello,
My name is Jim Byrne. I am in my 23rd year of professional practice as a counsellor/ coach/ psychotherapist in private practice. Over the past 22+ years, I have helped more than 1,000 individuals (including many couples) to overcome problems of anger, anxiety, depression, stress, poor self-confidence or self-esteem; couple conflict; communication skills difficulties; childhood trauma problems; personality and attachment issues; and all manner of problems at home and in work.
I have a doctoral degree in counselling (DCoun) from the University of Manchester, UK (2002-2009). A master’s degree in education (MA(Ed)) from the Open University, UK (1991-1994). And a diploma in counselling psychology and psychotherapy (DipCPPsych-Rus) from Rusland College, Bath, UK (2001-2003).
I am an accredited Fellow of the International Society of Professional Counsellors; and a member of Counselling (CCC-Reg).
I also have two certificates in Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (RE&CBT), from the Albert Ellis Institute, NYC, with the University of Birmingham (November 2005); and the old Institute for REBT, in Bristol, UK (November 1999) – though I no longer practice anything like CBT/REBT.
Instead, I practice an emotive-cognitive-narrative system of counselling which integrates the best and most useful elements of the fifteen or so systems I have studied, including minor fragments of CBT; combined with lots of Attachment theory, Affect regulation theory, Object relations theory, Personality Adaptations theory, Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB), Person-centered counselling, Affect Regulation theory, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt therapy, and many others. (My system is called Emotive-Cognitive Embodied Narrative Therapy, or E-CENT counselling for short. What is E-CENT counselling?***) E-CENT counselling also incorporates insights into the body-brain-mind link (including the importance of diet, exercise, sleep, relaxation, and so on). So we deal with the whole client, and not just with your ‘mind’.
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What I offer my clients is a fusion of counselling psychology; attachment theory; personality assessment; lifestyle counselling; life-history therapy; and life improvement strategies.
Here is a list of my main specialisms:
- Couples therapy services
- Anger management services
- Stress management services
- Depression and anxiety counselling services
- Health and wellbeing coaching services
- Counselling supervision services
- Authorship coaching services
- Pure Talk Therapy (with no ‘trimmings’!)
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Or take a look at our current books in print, at the ABC Bookstore.
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During the coronavirus pandemic, I am available via telephone, Skype and email; but not face-to-face. And this situation is likely to continue until 22nd June 2021…
To find out more, please go to:
# Information page about telephone, email and Skype counselling***
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# Unsolicited client testimonials.***
I have received a large number of unsolicited client testimonials, hundreds of which can be found by clicking the link above.
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Here’s a little video clip which explains some of the latest revisions in this system of counselling and therapy: https://youtu.be/FLhfzYQtayo
I am a Fellow Member of the International Society of Professional Counsellors (FISPC), and a Registered Member of Counselling (CCC.Reg).
I am in my twenty-third year (as at the end of November 2020) as a counsellor in private practice, in Hebden Bridge, and all over the world via the telephone system, Skype-webcam, and by email. During that time, I have helped more than one thousand clients, and some of them have sent me unsolicited testimonials about what they gained from working with me.***
Three sample client testimonials:
♣ To Jim: “…At our previous session, your main intervention had the precision of an acupuncture needle hitting the spot. I felt a great sense of relief from depression and stress immediately. I felt so light and free. Thank you. … See you next week”.
J.K.K., Wakefield, West Yorkshire. (Three sessions of F2F counselling for emotional distress).
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♣ “Dear Jim, I’ve been thinking back over the past year, and I really appreciate the great benefit I got from your guidance of my self-reflection. I have learned so much from you. And I am so much more sorted out than I was. Thank you”.
P.A.N., Crag Vale, Calderdale. (36 sessions of Face 2 face counselling for stress and anxiety, and relationship maladaptation).
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♣ “Hey Jim, … I continue to benefit from the Mind Hut, or Windows Model, at every opportunity when I’m in a bad emotional state, including depressive moments. It takes just half an hour or less and I recover a good emotional state that is also durable. … With appreciation for the work you do, I salute you and I will keep you as a reference point”.
M.V.S., Madrid, Spain (Two email counselling sessions for depression and stress).
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During the coronavirus pandemic, I am available via telephone, Skype and email; but not face-to-face. And this situation is likely to continue until 22nd June 2021…
Further information:
# Information page about telephone, email and Skype counselling***
# Unsolicited client testimonials.***
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You can contact me by phone: 01422 843 629 (from inside the UK)
Or 44 1422 843 629 from outside the UK).
Email: drjwbyrne@gmail.com
Back to ABC Coaching and Counselling Services Home Page.***
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I have also researched and written (and/or co-authored) more than twenty books on counselling, personal development and self-help related subjects – including anger, anxiety, depression; diet, exercise, sleep; stress and couple relationships; how to write a new life for yourself – plus some stories – and brief descriptions can be viewed on the homepage of the ABC Bookstore Online UK.***
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