Jonathan Barratt
Calm practical support for stressful times
About Jonathan
Jonathan Barratt offers straightforward counselling for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, low mood, or relationship and intimacy concerns. He presents as calm and practical, helping clients talk through immediate problems and set manageable goals. Jonathan works in English and accepts international clients, with sessions available online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.
He uses a client-centred style that prioritises the person's own pace and priorities. That means listening first, then helping people decide what to try next.
Background and approach
Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, provides simple tools for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused work help when someone wants clearer steps and short-term goals. Jonathan has five years of experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP.
He has worked with people affected by addiction and with a wide range of concerns such as trauma, grief, ADHD, body image, bipolar and parenting stress. He also supports people facing challenges related to sexual expression, communication problems, and career change. Sessions typically focus on practical coping strategies, clearer communication, and small achievable changes.
He can help people plan steps for recovery, manage strong emotions, or build routines for better sleep and eating. Meetings aim to be respectful, non-judgemental and focused on what the individual wants to work on. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to Jonathan's availability.
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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Sessions & fees
How Jonathan’s approaches work online
Jonathan uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy in online sessions. Client-centred therapy means the counsellor listens carefully, follows the person's lead and helps them set the pace for sessions; it is useful when someone needs a respectful space to talk things through. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying practical steps to change behaviours and mood; it often helps with anxiety, low mood, sleep and eating concerns.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Jonathan will work collaboratively to agree what feels most helpful based on each person's goals, preferences and current needs. Sessions can blend listening and reflective conversation with clear tools, homework tasks or short-term goal setting depending on what is agreed.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls give face-to-face contact, phone sessions avoid the need for video and can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins and text-based messaging helps when people prefer writing or need asynchronous support. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving or daily life while still accessing registered or accredited professionals and therapists.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
