About Jonathan
Jonathan Smith is a counsellor who helps people facing anxiety and related concerns. He offers calm, straightforward support for issues such as stress, relationships, addiction and grief. He aims to build a respectful space where clients can talk things through without judgement.
Jonathan presents himself as warm and down-to-earth, drawing on both professional and personal life experience. He trained to work in counselling and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, known as BACP.
Background and approach
Jonathan has six years of practice helping people who want to make changes in their lives. He has previously supported people with trauma and abuse, parenting strains, career transitions and identity questions. In sessions he focuses on what matters to each person.
He listens first, then uses methods to help people notice thinking patterns, try new responses and build small practical steps. Techniques he uses include client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural approaches, mindfulness, motivational interviewing and solution-focused work. Jonathan also draws on experience from a background in information technology and family life to relate to practical pressures clients face.
He aims to be clear about goals and to work at a steady pace that suits each person. The emphasis is on doing useful, manageable work together. He offers a mix of phone, video, live chat and text-based sessions to fit different needs.
Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
Practical therapy approaches for online support
Jonathan blends a few clear approaches to help people work on anxiety and life challenges. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters to the person, letting them lead the pace and topics of sessions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thinking and test small changes in behaviour to reduce anxiety and improve mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jonathan will discuss different methods and help decide what fits the client’s goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to offer practical flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth work and visual connection, while phone sessions can fit a break at work or lower bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins or shorter reflections between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and maintain continuity over time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- 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
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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