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Jonathan Stuart

Jonathan Stuart, NCPS

United Kingdom

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NCPS counsellor - Stress and relationships

  • Client-Centred
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Narrative approaches

About Jonathan

Jonathan Stuart is an NCPS-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and life changes. He also offers support around relationship and family concerns, including blended family issues and parenting challenges.

Clients can expect straightforward, conversational sessions. Jonathan aims to listen and respond without judgement. He focuses on clear goals and practical steps rather than jargon. He adapts discussions to what a person needs that week, whether that means short-term coping or looking deeper at recurring patterns.

His work draws on client-centred principles to keep sessions person-led. He also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of coping. Narrative and Jungian ideas inform how people make meaning from events and relationships.

Jonathan supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, anger and intimacy-related difficulties. He also offers help for carers, those facing illness such as cancer, and people managing separation or domestic violence aftermath. He describes sessions as practical and respectful and aims to set clear steps clients can try between meetings.

Sessions are conducted in English and follow a direct, down-to-earth style. He asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire before the first appointment so he can prepare and make best use of initial time. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

Approaches Jonathan uses and how online sessions work

Jonathan commonly combines Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person, which can help when sorting through mixed feelings in a blended household. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the thoughts and behaviours that maintain stress or low mood and offers concrete experiments to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jonathan will discuss goals and preferences and recommend ways of working together. That choice is collaborative and can change as needs evolve over time.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as current options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a work break. They can also suit people who prefer not to use video, or who need a lower-bandwidth option, but check available formats first. Registered or accredited professionals often use sessions this way to help clients balance therapy with everyday routines.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. He also supports people with relationship and family concerns, including blended family issues.

What is his therapeutic style?

He uses a conversational, client-centred approach that keeps the person in charge of the session. He blends practical techniques with exploration of personal stories.

How much experience does he have?

He has four years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns from anxiety to addiction and grief.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He is registered with NCPS and practices in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does he work with international clients?

He does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

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