James Costigan
Men's therapist for clarity and calm
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About James
James Costigan is a therapist with nine years of experience who focuses on helping men find clearer, calmer ways to live. He holds BACP registration, and he aims to create a space where people can slow down, notice what matters, and work through difficult feelings at a pace that feels right.
He helps with common problems such as anxiety, depression, stress and addiction. He also supports people struggling with self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, career pressures and sexual concerns including kink or BDSM culture.
Background and approach
Sessions often look at how past hurts shape current patterns and habits. James uses practical approaches that encourage self-understanding and change. He combines client-centred listening with techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness.
That mix is used to help people spot unhelpful thinking, try different responses, and build steadier coping skills. People sometimes bring issues linked to attachment, abandonment or codependency. Others want coaching around career or performance pressure, or help with relationship communication and commitment worries.
He draws on previous corporate experience when work stress or professional expectations are part of the problem. The work is collaborative and paced to the individual. Sessions aim to increase emotional awareness, reduce reactivity, and support clearer decision making.
Those who want to start are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 9
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 385914
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on James's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What James works with
Everything James lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches James lists
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How James works online
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviours interact. It uses practical exercises to notice unhelpful thinking, try new responses and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices. These help reduce reactivity, improve focus and build calm in day-to-day life.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then try methods together and adjust as needed. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed prescription.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, or help those who prefer not to use a busy waiting room. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can still offer the same kind of reflective listening and practical exercises through remote sessions, and the focus remains on helping people build clearer thinking and steadier coping.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does James help with?
He supports people with anxiety, depression, stress and addiction. Additional focuses include self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, career pressures and concerns linked to attachment or abandonment.
How would you describe his therapy style?
Sessions combine listening with practical tools. James mixes client-centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness exercises to build clearer thinking and steadier coping.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
He has nine years of experience and draws on prior corporate work when professional pressures are part of the difficulty. That background informs practical support for work-related stress.
What professional accreditation does he hold and where is he based?
He is registered with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages can he work in and can international clients take part?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking.
How are costs handled for therapy with him?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with James?
Press the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to his availability.
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