TESTIMONIALS

 
Testimonials

To Jon 
 
"Thank you for getting me through the last 3 months, I can tell it means more than just a job to you, you are so understanding. It has been lovely to just say whatever I want and know I am not being judged. you really are amazing at what you do." J P 

"During the COVID pandemic, trying to live and work in my sanctuary of home I recognised I needed some support. Jon empowered me to empower myself. His honesty, compassion and congruence afforded me my first true experience of person-centred counselling. Giving me his insights and observations into my thought patterns, I realised I’d trained myself into some unhelpful emotional loops. It was hard and ‘felt’ disloyal but being ‘true’ to myself and showing me tools to reconsider my approach has been fundamental in helping me through Covid Pandemic lockdowns, isolations and engaging with the outside world again. Although not an easy journey my time spent with Jon during our virtual sessions has helped me give myself permission to retrain those autopilot actions, reactions, and emotions to support myself and reframe the expectations I put on myself! For all of this I will be forever grateful for having the amazing opportunity to work with Jon during my time of need. Thank you, Jon, I am now a happier, more settled and I review and only taking on what I can or need to, rather than trying to be everything for everyone…. which feels fabulous!! Thank you!"

                                                                          - Sam

"I have just completed 20 hours counselling with Jon, I was able to access his considerably wide range of skills for both personal and professional reasons. I found his approach be calm, non-judgemental, understanding, and empathetic. He worked fully within the (BACP) ethical code of practice. His initial assessment on my behalf was conducted sensitively with mutual understanding, in addition to Jon’s explanations of the way in which we would work together. Jon’s approach was very calm and non-judgmental I particularly appreciated his gentleness and pace demonstrating a finely nuanced sense of appropriate questioning and subtle “holding” of silences. He encouraged me to use my counselling sessions exactly as I chose to do so, and I was constantly reassured that no areas of emotional distress were off limits. He exemplified professional behaviour as some painful issues were presented to me. Jon gave me an amazing opportunity to consider, reflect, re-evaluate major aspects of my life as I drew to the close of my own counselling training. Throughout my sessions Jon was inspirational, encouraging me to continue my development as both a human being and a future counsellor. Jon’s essential interest was the development of a good therapeutic alliance/relationship between counsellor and client. His time keeping, counselling room, and attention to detail were impeccable and he was always smartly dressed and very welcoming as I knocked on the door to attend sessions. I have already recommended Jon to a close friend based on his ability to be trusted implicitly and his strict adherence to confidentiality. Jon made a painful journey easier to process and I plan to continue more personal therapy with him later in the year." - Jeff

Jon has provided me with an abundance of support, encouragement, and counsel throughout my Level 4 Counselling training and beyond. Together we explored and developed some of the personal issues that were impacting both my life and counselling work such as self-confidence, self-compassion and improving my general wellbeing and self-care. Jon certainly understood the emotional intensity and stress that can come with Counselling training and his empathy, humanity, and willingness to share his own experiences helped ease some of the pressure and self-doubt that I often felt. When I was feeling stuck or spreading myself too thin (which was often!) Jon provided me with honesty and gentle challenge, which encouraged me to face things I was avoiding and make helpful changes. Jon’s love for counselling is infectious and he was enthusiastic to offer me resources and insight to help enhance my own theoretical and personal knowledge. As well as providing space and skill, Jon has always showed genuine passion for my personal and professional growth and a belief in me which has been an anchor of strength during challenging times and helped me to believe in myself once again. The work we have done together has prepared me to face deeper parts of myself and experience new challenges when I start Level 5 and I look forward to continuing to grow with Jon by my side." - E.R

"Prior to counselling with Jon I had lived through many emotional traumatic events, from my childhood, mental health diagnosis in adult life and then following the death of my partner I was propelled into counselling. I had fears and prejudgements about psychotherapy. 
Jon is one of those rare people I have met in life. He listened with a compassionate heart, and through immense pain I stumbled through therapy. He challenged me from an understanding and experienced mind and was able to enhance and ignite the change within myself required to lead a healing, accepting and happy life." -   Anonymous
"My counselling sessions with Jon have been invaluable. In my darkest days of grief, I was able to come and see Jon and grieve in a safe environment with no judgement from him. I haven’t always been able to grieve or come to terms with a lot of aspects of my loss. Jon has helped me to make sense of my feelings, and assured me that what I was going through was normal. I’ve been able to release a lot of pain from within in our sessions. My counselling experience with Jon over the last year has been very important and special to me." - Sam. W
"I started counselling sessions with Jon at a point in my life when absolutely everything was at an all-time low, I was in severe depression following the death of our 24-year-old son to Leukemia, struggling personally with the effects of a brain tumour and off work with no pay following a car accident. I had reservations about the likely success as I had experienced poor counselling before but Jon put me at ease from day 1 and weighed me up so quickly that I soon looked forward to our sessions and poured my heart out. Jon has an amazing aptitude for being empathetic without being sympathetic or judgemental. Jon has taken me through a difficult journey and brought me to a much more positive place, for which I shall always be truly grateful." - Sue.L
"Seeing a counsellor can often help to gain a different perspective, help you gain clarity, examine choices and therefore make more sound choices about your life. I truly believe that every person who enters counselling deserves the opportunity to be heard and understood given the chance to explore strategies for working through the problems they are experiencing in a safe and confidential space." - Anonymous
"Jon is a fantastic flexible counsellor who works around you and your availability, providing fantastic resources, advice and support. He has enabled me to reach a better place after the loss of someone very close to me. Thanks Jon for everything - I don’t know where I’d be without the counselling you have provided." - Caeris.R
"Letting someone see the real me was difficult, I am someone who always put on a masks for others, Jon made me feel comfortable enough that I didn’t have to put on a mask with him…" - Anonymous
 "When I first came across Jon’s website I was a very broken person, I felt at my lowest and was in a very dark place. I went to his counselling office located at his home and as soon as I walked in I felt totally at ease, the space is so welcoming. I poured my heart out to Jon on a number of occasions which helped loads. Somehow he’s taught me how to deal with things in a much more positive way, our sessions together have allowed me to believe in myself more, and I’m definitely in a more confident space now. A number of our sessions have involved him accompanying me to the gym, helping me to motivate myself and ultimately give me the confidence to attend the gym on my own, which I didn’t think I’d ever be able to do, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Jon as a counsellor and the fact that he left his office and accompanied me to the gym made me feel he would go to any lengths to help me regain my confidence. He’s been a driving force in helping me to motivate myself and I’ve now lost three stone in weight. Thanks a million Jon. Xxx" -  Ang.W
"In my session with Jon he has helped me to change the way I think about and process my grief. He has enabled me to have a clearer understanding of my emotions and of the people close to me. I feel much calmer and able to deal with my anger now, jon is extremely easy to talk to, I felt at ease bringing up any subject, jon has really helped me to move on emotionally" - Anonymous
"When I first met Jon I was stuck in unbelievable pain after the losing my dad suddenly 3 years ago. Jon has helped me so much by teaching me different techniques that has changed my day to day life so much for the better. The pain of losing dad will never go away but Jon has taught me how to deal with things
in a much better way and for that I will be ever grateful". - Anonymous
''Before I started with Jon I had a very undecided view on counselling however from the first session I was a changed man. The environment Jon provides is so calm, stress free, warm and welcoming i was able to really open up and for the first time in my life feel like i could talk to some one who was genuinely interested and listening. Jon provides an extremely un-biased safe environment that allows you feel so relaxed you can really open up. 

Having counselling with Jon changed my life and its a time in my life I will never forget. I like to think that I went to Jon as a client but left as a friend. Jon thank you for helping me through the toughest time of my life. 
A.F

The clients who provided the testimonials above, were all happy in allowing me to use them on my website.
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