About Jonathan
Jonathan Barratt offers calm, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction and relationship concerns. He introduces straightforward tools and a steady, respectful presence so people can talk through what feels hard. Jonathan works in English and accepts clients across the United Kingdom and internationally.
He uses a mix of person-centred listening and structured techniques to help people find change that fits their life. Sessions often include clear goals, step-by-step coping strategies and conversational work that helps clients make sense of difficult feelings.
How Jonathan works
Jonathan aims to move at each person’s pace and avoids pressure or judgement. His background includes five years working as a counsellor and membership of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. He has experience supporting people affected by addiction and has worked in health settings where practical problem solving is needed alongside emotional support.
Jonathan regularly helps with a wide range of concerns such as depression, low self-esteem, grief, anger and issues linked to intimacy or sexuality. He also supports people facing career stress, caregiving strain, sleep and eating problems, ADHD and coping with life changes.
In sessions he draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy tools, motivational interviewing techniques and solution-focused methods, as well as a client-centred stance. That combination helps people set realistic steps, test what works for them, and reflect on progress between sessions.
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What Jonathan works with
The areas below are the ones Jonathan selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that suit online counselling
Client-centred work focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The counsellor follows the client’s pace and helps them feel heard, which can be useful for anxiety, grief or low self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Sessions often include simple exercises and practical tools to try between meetings, which can help with stress, depression, sleep and addictive behaviours.
Motivational Interviewing supports change when someone feels stuck or ambivalent. It uses careful questions to build motivation and identify small, achievable steps forward, which is helpful for addictions and lifestyle changes.
Choosing a therapeutic approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options and agree a plan based on a person's goals and preferences, making adjustments as progress is reviewed. This collaborative approach helps find what fits best.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection matters. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and suit shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts in writing or fit support into busy days. These options make it easier to keep continuity and work on goals from different places.
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