About Jonathan
Jonathan Barratt is a counsellor who focuses on anxiety and related concerns. He works with people who feel overwhelmed by stress, low mood, addiction, relationship strain or life changes. Sessions aim to be kind and straightforward so someone can talk things through without judgement.
He trained as an integrative counsellor and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Jonathan combines person-centred listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy.
Background and approach
He also uses solution-focused methods and motivational interviewing to help people set and reach achievable goals. In previous roles he spent time supporting people in addiction services, and he draws on that experience when helping others manage compulsive behaviours. His approach is to work at each person’s pace and focus on small, practical steps that make day-to-day life easier.
Sessions cover a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, ADHD, self-esteem and workplace stress. He also supports people with concerns about intimacy, body image, communication problems and caring responsibilities. Jonathan offers counselling by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging.
He explains approaches in plain language and helps clients pick tools that fit their situation. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
How Jonathan uses practical approaches online
Jonathan combines person-centred counselling with practical CBT techniques. Person-centred counselling involves listening closely and following the client’s lead to build understanding and trust, which can help people feel heard when they are anxious or overwhelmed. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood.He also draws on solution-focused ideas to set concrete goals and on motivational interviewing to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and agree a plan that fits the client’s needs, goals and preferences in a collaborative way.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for more in-depth conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier when someone prefers not to be on camera or has limited bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, ongoing support between sessions or times when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit counselling around work, caring duties or travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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