Therapy is a place where you can become who you want to be—who you are meant to be.
Where you can learn to live—if not the life you imagined, then
the life that has been waiting for you all along
Where you can learn to live—if not the life you imagined, then
the life that has been waiting for you all along
I'm interested in you, your difficulties and your life transitions, whatever they are, whether great or small. Such transitions can be a choice, but often are demanded of us by illness, divorce, bereavement, redundancy, trauma, stress or other hardship. It's a hard-knock life, as the song goes. But it is from our darkest hours that we can emerge, accept and own our vulnerability, and discover our true strength.
What happens in therapy? I am here to be alongside you on this particular stage of your journey. I can help you to take stock of your life, make sense of where you are and how you got here, and work out how to move forward to a better place. You will be in a safe, non-judgmental and confidential space—a space to explore, reflect, experiment and play. You won't have to talk about anything or do anything that you don't want to. It’s completely up to you how many sessions we have together. It could be a short-term piece of work for a few months, or a longer, open-ended arrangement for a year or several years. We might decide to start by looking at your current problems and troubling symptoms, and then work together more deeply, seeking to uncover greater awareness, understanding and meaning in your patterns, relationships, history—your world. All in service of living an examined, authentic, unique life. A good life. |
You will be supported. You won't be told what to do, but you may be challenged. You may come to feel some of your issues can be changed, some can be accepted, all can be understood. These are lifelong processes of discovery.
About me I worked as a magazine writer and editor in the U.K. and then for a decade in the U.S. before returning to my home town, London. Volunteering at the Central London Samaritans inspired me to train to be a counsellor, which changed everything, marking a switch from what Jung called “the morning of life” to the very different afternoon. Today, I work in private practice in Marylebone, central London. I am a UKCP-registered and BACP-accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist. The different kinds of counselling and psychotherapy can be confusing. I am an integrative therapist, which means I don’t subscribe to any one method, dogma or manual of techniques but instead draw on different approaches—especially existential and psychodynamic ideas—to arrive at my own way of working that honours you and makes use of the therapeutic relationship between us. I have a special interest in: anxiety, bereavement, depression, disability/health, existential issues, fertility/parenting, loneliness, men's issues, the “midlife crisis" (at any age), personal development, redundancy, relationships, relocation /acculturation, self esteem, sexuality, spirituality, stress, trauma, work/careers. My doctoral research is a qualitative study of the experience of progressive disability through the voices of people who have the degenerative, neurological condition Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. |
As a first-timer (and a man!) I was uncertain about doing counselling, but John made it a comfortable process. It helped me get over a painful period and be able to look at things with perspective and not be too hard on myself."
—Thomas, London SW18 |
With John’s help I got a real understanding of why I was struggling so much. I feel in a much better position now to move on.”
—H.K., Primrose Hill |
Experience
Besides my private practice in Marylebone, Central London, my voluntary placement history is as follows:
• National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Neuropsychiatric Department, 2014-2015 (observer)
• Ealing Abbey Counselling Service, 2014-2015
• Westminster Mind, 2013-2015
• West London Centre for Counselling, 2012-2014
• Putneymead Group Medical Practice, 2012-2014
• Metanoia Counselling and Psychotherapy Service, 2011-2012
• The Samaritans, 2009-2011
Besides my private practice in Marylebone, Central London, my voluntary placement history is as follows:
• National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Neuropsychiatric Department, 2014-2015 (observer)
• Ealing Abbey Counselling Service, 2014-2015
• Westminster Mind, 2013-2015
• West London Centre for Counselling, 2012-2014
• Putneymead Group Medical Practice, 2012-2014
• Metanoia Counselling and Psychotherapy Service, 2011-2012
• The Samaritans, 2009-2011
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Education
• Pending: DCPsych Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy, Metanoia Institute, Middlesex University London (currently completing research project) • Clinical Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy, Metanoia Institute, Middlesex University London • Diploma in Integrative Psychodynamic Counselling, Metanoia Institute, Middlesex University London • Practitioner Certificate in CBT, Metanoia Institute, Middlesex University London • MSc in Development Studies, Birkbeck College, University of London • BSc Joint Honours in Psychology and Zoology, University of Bristol Professional memberships
• UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP): www.ukcp.org.uk (Registered) • British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP): www.bacp.co.uk (Accredited) • British Psychological Society (BPS): www.bps.org.uk (Student Member) 
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Contact me
If you think I might be able to help you, please get in touch. Leave a message, I'll call you and we'll have a chat. • Phone: 0207-724-3075 • Email: help@johnbartontherapy.com • Enter your details and query here: |
