Jon — Psychotherapeutic Counsellor in Brighton, East Sussex
At a Glance
- Accredited Member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
- Member of the United Kingdom Association for Transactional Analysis (UKATA)
- Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Level 7)
- Individual counselling · Walk and Talk (outdoor sessions, Brighton) · EAP · Organisational referrals
- Integrative approach: Person-Centred · Humanistic · Relational · Psychodynamic · Transactional Analysis
- Face-to-face in Brighton · Walk and Talk in Brighton · Online and telephone UK-wide
- Adults (25+) · Older adults · EAP clients
- £65 per session
- Daytime and evenings
- Free 15-minute consultation — no commitment, no pressure
Counsellor in Brighton — About Jon
Not all therapy happens sitting down. And not everyone finds it easiest to open up in a room. For some people, the rhythm of walking — side by side rather than face to face, moving through open air — creates a different kind of space. Jon is one of very few counsellors in Brighton offering Walk and Talk sessions as a named alternative to traditional indoor therapy.
Jon is a qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor based in Brighton, East Sussex, offering face-to-face and Walk and Talk sessions locally and online and telephone counselling across the UK. He holds a Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling at Level 7 — a postgraduate-level qualification that places him above most counsellors working at diploma level. He is an Accredited Member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and a Member of the United Kingdom Association for Transactional Analysis (UKATA).
His integrative practice draws on Person-Centred, Humanistic, Relational, and Psychodynamic frameworks, with Transactional Analysis as a specific additional approach supported by his UKATA membership.
Background & Experience
Jon’s Level 7 qualification reflects a depth of training that goes beyond the standard diploma level — the equivalent of a postgraduate academic qualification, requiring both theoretical depth and extended clinical practice. His NCPS Accredited Member status and UKATA membership reflect the same commitment to recognised professional standards.
His practice spans organisational settings and private practice, giving him exposure to a wide range of presentations and clinical contexts. He has experience working with individuals facing stress, bereavement, loneliness, panic attacks, and relationship challenges — areas in which he has developed particular depth — as well as the broader range of emotional and psychological difficulties that bring people to counselling.
Jon maintains regular professional supervision and is committed to ongoing professional development.
Therapeutic Approaches
Jon draws on five therapeutic frameworks, selecting and blending them according to what each individual needs.
Person-Centred Approach
At the core of Jon’s practice is a Person-Centred foundation — offering unconditional positive regard, genuine empathy, and a non-judgmental presence in which you can explore your thoughts and feelings freely. This relational quality underpins all of his work regardless of which other approaches he draws on. Person-Centred counsellor Brighton and online.
Humanistic Counselling
Humanistic counselling attends to the whole person — your capacity for self-awareness, personal growth, and making sense of your own experience. It works with what is present and alive in the therapeutic relationship, and is particularly relevant for existential questions and life transitions.
Relational Counselling
Relational counselling focuses on how past relationships and experiences have shaped the patterns of relating you carry into the present — and how the therapeutic relationship itself can become a space for understanding and working with those patterns. It is particularly relevant for those whose difficulties show up most clearly in how they connect with others.
Psychodynamic Counselling
Psychodynamic counselling explores how unconscious processes and early life experiences continue to influence present-day thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. Bringing these patterns into awareness — at a pace that feels right — can open up new possibilities for understanding yourself and relating differently. Psychodynamic counsellor Brighton and online.
Transactional Analysis (TA)
Developed by Eric Berne, Transactional Analysis provides a framework for understanding how we communicate and relate — examining ego states, relational patterns, and the scripts we carry from early experience. Jon’s UKATA membership reflects his formal commitment to this approach. TA is particularly useful for understanding recurring interpersonal dynamics and making changes to deeply ingrained patterns. Transactional Analysis counsellor Brighton · TA therapist East Sussex.
Walk and Talk Therapy in Brighton
Jon offers Walk and Talk sessions as an alternative to traditional indoor counselling — outdoor walking sessions conducted in Brighton, moving through open space rather than sitting in a room.
For some people, walking side by side feels less confronting than sitting face to face. Movement can help with the flow of conversation and thought. Being outside can reduce the clinical feel of a session. And some people simply process better when they are moving. Walk and Talk therapy is not the right format for everyone — some presentations are better served by a contained indoor environment — but for those it suits, it can make a meaningful difference to what is possible in the work. Walk and Talk therapy Brighton · outdoor therapy Brighton · walking counselling East Sussex.
Areas of Focus
Jon offers counselling in Brighton and online and telephone counselling across the UK. The following are areas he works with regularly and has specific experience in.
Stress and anxiety
Anxiety counselling in Brighton and online with Jon — working with the persistent worry, tension, and fear that anxiety brings. Generalised anxiety, social anxiety, health anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias are all areas he works with. Anxiety counsellor Brighton and East Sussex.
Bereavement and loss
Bereavement counselling in Brighton and online with Jon — working with grief in whatever form it takes, at whatever pace feels right. Bereavement counsellor Brighton and East Sussex.
Loneliness
Loneliness counselling in Brighton — an area Jon works with specifically and with particular sensitivity to the ways loneliness can become entrenched and self-reinforcing, and what can shift that.
Self-confidence and self-esteem
Self-esteem counselling and confidence counselling in Brighton and online — working with the self-critical patterns and limiting beliefs that affect how you see yourself and what you allow yourself.
Relationships and connection
Relationship counselling for individuals in Brighton and online — exploring relational patterns, communication difficulties, and the dynamics that create recurring difficulty in connections with others.
Trauma and depression
Trauma counselling and depression counselling in Brighton and online with Jon — drawing on his integrative approach and psychodynamic training to work carefully and at your own pace.
Sessions with Jon
Jon offers face-to-face counselling and Walk and Talk outdoor sessions in Brighton, and online and telephone counselling to adults across the UK. Sessions are available during the day and in the evenings.
Jon works with adults from the age of 25 upwards. He supports clients on a private individual basis and also works with those referred through EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) arrangements and one-off organisational referrals.
Sessions are 50 minutes. Sessions are confidential. There are limited circumstances in which this may need to change — for example, if there is a serious risk of harm to you or others. Jon will explain these clearly before any work begins.
Location — Brighton, East Sussex
Jon offers face-to-face and Walk and Talk counselling in Brighton, East Sussex, and online and telephone counselling to individuals across the UK. If you are based in or near Brighton, the following gives you a sense of how long it typically takes to travel there.
| Hove | 10 mins |
| Portslade | 10 mins |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 15 mins |
| Worthing | 20 mins |
| Lewes | 20 mins |
| Seaford | 25 mins |
| Burgess Hill | 25 mins |
| Haywards Heath | 25 mins |
| Littlehampton | 25 mins |
| Eastbourne | 30 mins |
Journey times show how long it takes to reach Brighton by the fastest available transport. Online and telephone counselling is available to anyone across the UK.
Jon’s Brighton practice is particularly convenient for clients based in Hove, Worthing, and Lewes. Walk and Talk sessions take place in Brighton — please confirm preferred meeting points when booking.
Fees
- All sessions: £65 per session (individual counselling, Walk and Talk, EAP)
As part of Hope Therapy’s team of 90+ qualified counsellors, Jon is matched to clients where there is a strong therapeutic fit. Counselling in Brighton and online with Hope Therapy starts from £65 — significantly more accessible than many comparable private practices in East Sussex.
Book a Free Consultation
If you are looking for a counsellor in Brighton or East Sussex — including Walk and Talk outdoor sessions or online counselling from anywhere in the UK — a free 15-minute consultation is a good place to start. There is no commitment and no pressure.
Hope Therapy’s team is also available by phone 24 hours a day if you would prefer to speak to someone before booking.
Book your free consultation: https://calendly.com/hopetherapy/15-minute-consultation
More Info
| Qualifications | Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Level 7) |
| Professional membership | Accredited Member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) Member of the United Kingdom Association for Transactional Analysis (UKATA) |
| Services | Individual counselling · Walk and Talk (Brighton) · EAP · Organisational referrals |
| Therapeutic approach | Person-Centred · Humanistic · Relational · Psychodynamic · Transactional Analysis |
| Session format | Face-to-face (Brighton) · Walk and Talk (Brighton outdoors) · Online · Telephone |
| Session length | 50 minutes |
| Availability | Daytime · Evenings |
| Fee | £65 per session |
| Venue | Brighton |
| Walk and Talk | Brighton |
| Languages | English |
| Last reviewed | April 2026 |
| Booking | https://calendly.com/hopetherapy/15-minute-consultation |
Further Areas Jon Works With
- Abuse counselling Brighton and online
- ADHD counselling Brighton and online
- Affairs and betrayals — counselling online
- Anger management counselling Brighton and online
- Anxiety counselling Brighton and East Sussex
- Asperger’s syndrome — counselling online
- Autism counselling Brighton and online
- Bereavement counselling Brighton and East Sussex
- Bullying — counselling online
- Career counselling Brighton and online
- Carer support counselling online
- Child-related issues counselling online
- Depression counselling Brighton and East Sussex
- Disabilities — counselling online
- Discrimination — counselling online
- Domestic abuse counselling Brighton and online
- EAP counselling Brighton and East Sussex
- Emotional abuse counselling online
- Family issues counselling online
- Feeling sad — counselling Brighton and online
- Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) counselling online
- Grief counselling Brighton and online
- Health anxiety counselling online
- Infertility counselling online
- Learning difficulties — counselling online
- Life transitions counselling Brighton and online
- Loneliness counselling Brighton and East Sussex
- Low self-confidence counselling online
- Low self-esteem counselling Brighton and online
- Outdoor therapy Brighton — Walk and Talk
- Panic attacks counselling Brighton and online
- Phobia counselling online
- Postnatal depression counselling online
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) counselling online
- Pregnancy and birth counselling online
- Redundancy counselling online
- Relationship counselling Brighton and East Sussex
- SAD — seasonal affective disorder counselling online
- Self-esteem counselling Brighton and online
- Separation and divorce counselling online
- Sexual abuse counselling online
- Social anxiety counselling online
- Stress counselling Brighton and East Sussex
- Transactional Analysis counsellor Brighton
- Trauma counselling Brighton and East Sussex
- Walk and Talk therapy Brighton
- Work-related stress counselling online East Sussex
- Young carers — counselling online
- Listing ID: 897
- Type of Support: Counselling
- Types of Counselling: Adults (18+), LGBTQ+ Support
- Type of Session: In Person, Online (Via Zoom & Skype), Phone
- Availability: Daytime, Evening, Weekend