About Helen James
Hi, I’m Helen, an Advanced Lightning Process® Practitioner with over 17 years of experience helping people reclaim their health and well-being.
Like many of my clients, I once found myself stuck in a cycle of poor health, exhausted and unable to enjoy life fully. As a senior manager in the finance industry, I worked long hours under intense pressure, which eventually led to Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome and Chronic Pain. It felt as though my body was failing me, and no conventional approach seemed to provide answers.
That all changed in 2006 when I discovered the Lightning Process. Understanding the science behind it—how the brain and body interact and how change is possible—allowed me to truly buy into it. I’m the kind of person who needs things to be backed up by science, and once I saw the logic and research behind the process, I knew I had found something life-changing.
My Approach
I specialize in working with highly driven individuals—people who were once thriving in their personal or professional lives but have found themselves stuck in cycles of poor health, fatigue, or stress. My work is grounded in scientific principles, drawing on research in neuroscience, neuroplasticity, and the mind-body connection to help clients break free from unhelpful patterns and create lasting change.
Over the years, I have worked with hundreds of people dealing with:
✔ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME)
✔ Long COVID
✔ Chronic Pain
✔ Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome (PVFS)
✔ Anxiety and stress-related conditions
I offer a practical, results-driven approach—one that is direct, supportive, and even infused with a bit of humour! My goal is to help you move from just existing to truly living again.
What I Offer
✔ Pre-course coaching to prepare you for the Lightning Process
✔ The 3-half-day Lightning Process training
✔ 12 months of follow-up support to ensure lasting success
Ready to Take Back Control?
If you’re ready to step out of survival mode and into a life of possibility, I’d love to help. Let’s chat and see how the Lightning Process can work for you.

Qualifications:
- BSc (Hons)
- Lightning Process Advanced Practitioner
- Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist
- Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner
- Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) practitioner
- Life Coach
Registered with the following organisations:
- Phil Parker's Lightning Process
NHS - SIRPA
National Council for Hypnotherapy
General Hypnotherapy Register