Mindful Changes Counselling and Psychotherapy

09/10/2026

A little reintroduction — it’s been a while! 🤍

A lot has changed over the past year, both personally and professionally, so I thought it was time to reintroduce myself and share a little about my journey, my approach to psychotherapy and what I’ve been up to.

I’m now welcoming new clients at my private practice in Manchester city centre, alongside online sessions across the UK.

📍 Piccadilly House, Manchester
💻 In-person & online psychotherapy
🌐 www.mindfulchangestherapy.com

Thanks for being here, whether you’re new or have been following along for a while! 🤍

07/10/2026

Face-to-face counselling & psychotherapy in Manchester city centre

I currently have limited availability within my private practice and am welcoming new enquiries from adults looking for a space to slow down, reflect and explore what’s going on beneath the surface.

I offer 1:1 face-to-face counselling and psychotherapy from Piccadilly House, Manchester city centre, alongside online sessions.

Located close to Manchester Piccadilly and within easy reach of the city’s transport links, the practice is well placed for people travelling into Manchester for work, study or from surrounding areas.

About my approach

With me, therapy is a mindful, relational process that supports meaningful change.
I work from an integrative approach, drawing on person-centred, humanistic, existential, psychodynamic, attachment-informed and CBT approaches.
Rather than simply focusing on symptoms or trying to change how you feel, sometimes therapy can offer a space to understand yourself more deeply — including the patterns, relationships, experiences and beliefs that may have shaped how you relate to yourself and others.

Sometimes we know what we should do but still find ourselves repeating the same patterns. Therapy can create the space to explore what sits underneath this, bringing greater awareness to how we experience ourselves, our relationships and the world around us.
My work may be helpful if you're experiencing difficulties with anxiety, low mood, stress, relationships, self-esteem, identity, life transitions, attachment or a sense of feeling stuck.

There is no expectation that you arrive knowing exactly what you need. We can begin with wherever you are.

Current availability

📍 Face-to-face — Piccadilly House, Manchester city centre
🕐 Fridays — 7am–2pm
💻 Online — Fridays, 3:30pm–7pm

If you’re considering therapy and would like to find out more, you’re welcome to get in touch.

📞 07356 242574
📧[email protected]

You can also find my verified therapist profile through the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP):
BACP Therapist Profile — James Hardman

Registered Member MBACP offering support for Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Addictions, Adoption, AIDS/HIV, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Baby loss, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Coercive control, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Eating disorders...

06/10/2026

A New Chapter for My Private Practice

I’m really pleased to share that I’ve now found a permanent therapy space at Piccadilly House in Manchester city centre.

📍 Piccadilly House, Manchester

From now on, I’ll be dedicating Fridays to my private practice, alongside my work within an organisational role and my doctoral studies in Existential Psychotherapy.

I currently have availability for:

Face-to-face sessions
Friday | 7am – 2pm

Online sessions
Friday | 3:30pm – 7pm

Moving into Manchester city centre feels like the right next step, both for me and for the people I work with. It’s a more accessible location for my current client demographic, and I’m really pleased to have found such a warm and welcoming space where people can come and do meaningful therapeutic work.

I offer integrative psychotherapy, drawing from person-centred, humanistic, existential, psychodynamic, attachment-informed and CBT approaches.

For me, therapy isn’t simply about finding answers or trying to fix what feels wrong. Sometimes it’s about bringing greater awareness to the patterns we find ourselves caught in, exploring what choices are available to us, and beginning to recognise what is within our capacity to change.

And sometimes, it’s about being able to sit with uncertainty together — making sense of what we’re experiencing, asking difficult questions and gradually developing greater resilience along the way.

If you’re interested in starting therapy or would like to find out more, feel free to drop me a message.

Sometimes change begins when we give ourselves the space to stop, reflect and become curious about what is really going on.

21/09/2026

Most people spend their lives trying to make discomfort disappear.

But growth dosnt happen in conform zones!

There’s a difference between life making things hard and choosing hard things on purpose. One happens to you. The other reminds you that you’re capable of more than your fear tells you.

Psychology has a concept called stress inoculation—the idea that manageable challenges can help us cope better with bigger ones later.

Not because suffering is the goal, but because our brain learns through experience!!

For me, that’s Hyrox, trail running, and putting myself in situations where I want to quit but keep going anyway.

Your version might look completely different.

It might be setting a boundary.
Having the difficult conversation.
Applying for the job.
Going to therapy.
Sitting with uncertainty instead of trying to control it.

The goal isn’t to make your life miserable.

The goal is to stop letting fear decide what you’re capable of.

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20/09/2026

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17/09/2026

Becoming a psychotherapist wasn’t what I expected.

I thought the hardest part would be learning theories and techniques. It turned out the biggest lessons came from questioning the profession itself—how we understand distress, the cost of becoming a therapist, the tension between research and real people, and why the relationship in the room matters more than trying to have the perfect intervention.

These aren’t universal truths. They’re things I’ve learnt through university, placement hours, working with clients, supervision, and continuing to study existential psychotherapy.

I’m still learning, and I probably always will be.

16/09/2026

We were introduced to the Intersectionality Wheel during my psychotherapy training, and it’s one of many things that’s stuck with me ever since.

It’s changed how I think about people—not as isolated individuals, but as people whose experiences are shaped by identity, relationships, culture and the society they live in.

The point of this wheel isn’t to decide who has it “harder.”
It’s to help us become more curious about why two people can experience the same world so differently.

If you’ve never heard of intersectionality before, I’d really recommend watching Kimberlé Crenshaw’s TED Talk, The Urgency of Intersectionality. She explains where the concept came from, why she developed it, and why looking at one identity at a time can cause people to fall through the cracks.

https://youtu.be/akOe5-UsQ2o

14/09/2026

I spoke about politics in one of my sessions today.

It reminded me of something I’ve heard loads of times: “Politics has no place in therapy.”

I get why people worry about therapist bias. We absolutely have a responsibility to be aware of our own values and not impose them onto clients.
But I don’t think acknowledging the impact of politics on someone’s life is the same thing as pushing a political agenda.

When someone’s struggling because of housing, poverty, discrimination, work, healthcare or the cost of living, those aren’t just political debates—they’re lived experiences.

For me, ethical therapy isn’t about telling people what to believe. It’s about being curious about the person and the world they’re trying to survive in.

I’m genuinely curious where you land on this one. Do you think politics has a place in therapy—or should it stay outside the therapy room?

11/09/2026

Reclaiming the narrative. ✨

What happened to you is a part of your history, but it is not your identity. The chapters of your past might hold pain, but you are the one holding the pen for the chapters ahead.

Healing doesn’t mean the past disappears—it means it no longer controls your direction. You get to decide who you become.

🌱 If you’re ready to start rewriting your story, my DMs are always open. Let’s work through it together.