Counsellor profile
Jonathan Smith, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - addictions and relationships
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 374680
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Addictions support
- Relationship difficulties
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Jonathan
Jonathan Smith is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years of counselling experience. He works with people facing addictions, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, and those wrestling with parenting, stress, anxiety and grief. He also supports people dealing with intimacy issues, eating or sleeping difficulties, anger, low self-esteem and career concerns.
Jonathan draws on a background that includes IT work and his own family experience. He uses that practical perspective when helping people make changes in their lives. Sessions focus on talking through what matters now and finding approaches that fit each person’s life and goals.
His way of working is straightforward and collaborative. He listens without judgement and helps clients identify small, manageable steps. He uses talking and reflective techniques to help people notice patterns and try different responses.
Jonathan offers approaches such as client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. He also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused tools to help people clarify priorities and stay motivated for change.
People choose him when they want practical support with relationship stress, addiction struggles or the strain of caregiving. He encourages clients to see therapy as an active process of learning new ways to cope and act differently in difficult situations.
How sessions work
How Jonathan uses talking therapies online
Jonathan works with client-centred approaches that focus on the person’s views and priorities. This approach places the client’s experience at the heart of sessions and helps identify which issues feel most urgent and important to address.He also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and offers practical techniques to try. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood, addictions and unhelpful relationship habits. Mindfulness therapy is another strand he uses; it involves simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm in stressful moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will help clients decide together which methods to try based on goals and personal preference. That collaborative planning can be adjusted as progress is made or as new priorities emerge.
The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt pace and technique to suit each client’s circumstances.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does he commonly help with?
He works with addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting, stress, anxiety, grief and related concerns such as low self-esteem and intimacy problems.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a straightforward, collaborative style that focuses on listening and identifying small, practical steps to try between sessions.
How much experience does he have?
He has six years of counselling experience and draws on previous IT work and personal family experience in his approach.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with him if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does he work with clients outside the UK?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.