About

Hi, I’m John and I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) based in sunny Torbay. Following many life-altering and profound changes within my own life, I decided to follow my true passion of psychology, philosophy, and science. I devoted my time to three years of professional training to become a Counsellor and Psychotherapist, graduating with a BACP accredited Degree in Integrative Counselling, from the University of Worcester. 

Being friendly and relatable has always been one of my strengths and I also love helping others develop and grow. I have worked within the media most of my adult life and then retrained as a Support/Care Worker employed by private and successful organisations all over Devon, working with the disabled and vulnerable. 

At some point, everyone I know has struggled with aspects of their own mental health which is what drives me to help and educate. When working as a counsellor I draw upon my own life experience, professional knowledge, skills and techniques, to help you find a way through your own challenges. 

Education used to be something that I once did at school many years ago. In fact, I had unconsciously kept myself away from trying new things because of a lack of belief in my own academic ability. Like many, I had a 'Critical Echo' feeding this belief whispering that I was never going to be smart enough, or 'lucky' enough, to be successful.

This belief (Echo) had been there most of my life undermining all of my efforts and it was completely unconscious to me. That was until I ventured out on my counselling journey and began to realise that I had been unwittingly sabotaging myself all along. This realisation became the driving force behind my decision to study counselling as I was interested in learning more about myself, and what else I had missed out on.

Now, I have studied hundreds of hours of psychology and philosophy (whatever I can lay my hands on really) from some of the great teachers including; Jung, Freud, Rogers, Bowlby, Beck, Yalom, Frankl, Alan Watts, and many more. And occasionally, if needed, I can also integrate a deeper understanding of evolution, biology, neuroscience, and spiritualism.