Relational Strategist & Executive Psychotherapist
For leaders operating in high-stakes environments
I’m James Hartley, consultant to FTSE-level organisations and award-winning therapist. For nearly a decade I’ve helped high-achieving professionals and senior leaders navigate the personal, interpersonal and organisational challenges that simple hacks won’t fix.
I help leaders see the relational pattern underneath the problem, then change it.
Trusted by leaders in
The problems that matter now will rarely technical.
Many leadership and personal challenges appear operational on the surface. But underneath sit relational patterns:
How people communicate
How conflict is avoided
How pressure is processed
How change is managed
How decisions are made together
How ideas and talent is unlocked
When these dynamics remain hidden, problems tend to repeat. My relational strategy and psychotherapy work, reveals unseen patterns, helping individuals and organisations change.
Executive Therapy
For high-performing professionals under sustained pressure.
For leadership teams where performance is limited by human dynamics.
Relational Strategy
Workshops and Speaking
For organisations that want impactful and memorable team interventions.
Trusted Expertise
5,000+ hours working with complex human dynamics
Consultant to FTSE-level organisations
Six years of postgraduate clinical training
Award-winning therapist (NHS Big Life Creative Award)
Former international athlete who overcame PTSD after a career-ending accident
What Leaders Say
“James helped our leadership team see the relational blind spots we had been circling for some time. His ability to diagnose dynamics in real time shifted the quality of our conversations almost immediately. The result was greater alignment, less friction, and clearer decision-making under pressure.
- Rich Corbridge, CIO. SEGRO PLC
"James has been an invaluable asset to me as a barrister navigating emotionally charged cases... His insight and guidance have helped me untangle my thoughts, making the challenges of life and work more manageable."
- Partner in a Top 100 Law Firm
“We engaged James during the global acquisition of Kellanova by Mars to support our team through significant corporate change. His work strengthened our resilience, sharpened our thinking, and left the team clearer and more prepared for what lay ahead.”
- Rich Bradley, Executive Technology and Data Leader at Mars Snacking