About Jonathan
Jonathan Wilkes is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who draws on client-centred ways of working. He blends practical talking therapy with mindfulness and skills-based approaches. Jonathan focuses on anxiety alongside stress, depression and relationship concerns.
He also works with grief, addictions, self-esteem and life changes. He creates a calm, warm space and listens carefully to what people bring. Sessions aim to help people feel heard and to make small, manageable changes that reduce distress.
Background and approach
He meets people at their own pace and adjusts the work to what feels right for them. Jonathan has four years of counselling experience and additional years supporting adults and young people with complex mental health needs. That background shapes his straightforward approach to emotional pain and behaviour patterns.
He uses a mix of methods including cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness, dialectical approaches and solution-focused techniques. Common themes he helps with include relationship and communication problems, attachment and abandonment issues, shame and guilt, compulsive behaviours, disordered eating concerns and difficulties with impulsivity. He also supports people facing career uncertainty, life purpose questions and compassion fatigue.
Jonathan explains things simply and helps people practise new ways of thinking and coping. Therapy might include breathing or grounding practices, short skills work, and exploring how past experiences affect present patterns. Work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Approaches that suit online therapy and day-to-day needs
Client-centred work means the counsellor focuses on what the person brings and follows their pace. That approach is about listening, reflecting and helping people feel understood so they can try out new ways of coping. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect and uses simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often useful for anxiety, stress and low mood. Dialectical behaviour therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving how someone copes with distress and relationships. Choosing the right method is part of the work. Jonathan will discuss goals and preferences and then suggest ways of working together. The choice of approach can change as therapy progresses, and the plan is agreed with the person in a collaborative way. Online sessions offer flexibility for people juggling busy days. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, note-taking or people who prefer typing to speaking. These options make it easier to attend regularly and to use therapy in ways that match everyday life.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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