- Addictions
- Relationships
- CBT and mindfulness
About Jonathan
Jonathan Smith is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years of experience. He works with young adults on common pressures of early adulthood such as relationships, career decisions, anxiety, and coping with life changes. He also supports people facing addiction, trauma, grief, and issues connected to identity and intimacy.
He draws on both counselling practice and previous experience in IT and family life to offer practical, down-to-earth conversations. Sessions focus on listening, understanding the problem, and identifying small steps that can make daily life more manageable. He uses straightforward techniques rather than clinical jargon to help people clarify priorities and try new approaches.
Jonathan combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural ideas to help people notice patterns and test different ways of thinking. He also uses mindfulness to help with stress and Motivational Interviewing when someone wants help making a change. Solution-focused work appears when someone prefers short-term, goal-oriented sessions.
People can expect a collaborative approach that aims to break larger problems into practical tasks. He often works on communication, setting boundaries, dealing with family strain, and planning forward steps for career or study decisions. Sessions can address sleeping or eating problems, low self-esteem, anger, and feelings of isolation.
He offers sessions in English and works from principles set out by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the BACP. For international enquiries, note he does not take clients outside the United Kingdom. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How Jonathan uses practical approaches online
Jonathan often works with client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural therapy. Client-centred work means the therapist focuses on understanding a person's experience and reflecting it back to help them clarify thoughts and feelings. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and helps people test small changes to reduce distress.He also draws on mindfulness to help with stress and anxiety, teaching brief attention practices to lower tension and improve sleep. These approaches are useful for young adults facing career choices, relationship strain, addiction, or feeling overwhelmed by change. The therapist will discuss which methods fit best and adjust the balance over time.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Jonathan will help clients decide what to try based on their goals, what has or hasn’t helped before, and practical factors like time and energy. That discussion shapes the plan for early sessions and later reviews.
The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so check the current session options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit around study, shift work or commuting, and can allow shorter check-ins when that suits a busy day. Registered or accredited professionals can offer approaches that are practical to use in a screen or phone conversation, and Jonathan will talk through what will work best for each person.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with issues such as anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, trauma, and career or study decisions.
What is his style in sessions?
He combines client-centred listening with practical techniques from CBT, mindfulness and solution-focused methods to set achievable steps.
How much experience does he have?
He has six years of counselling experience and a background in IT and family life that he draws on in sessions.
What credentials and country is he based in?
He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and he does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats does he offer?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as the original profile does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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