John Courtney, BACP

John Courtney is an integrative therapist with four years of practice supporting a wide range of people through difficult transitions and ongoing struggles. He focuses on building a therapeutic relationship grounded in empathy, authenticity and non-judgemental acceptance so clients have a dependable space to explore what is troubling them, where difficult feelings may originate, and how those patterns affect daily life. That collaborative foundation is intended to help clients identify and claim positive change toward the life they want and deserve.

Trained as an integrative practitioner, he blends psychodynamic perspectives with humanistic, person-centred approaches to consider each client in their fullest sense. This combined way of working positions the therapeutic relationship as a scaffold, offering the safety needed for clients to take sessions where they need them to go. He is also informed by attachment-based thinking and draws on solution-focused ideas when appropriate.

He has experience working with people affected by early and current trauma, depression, stress and anxiety, grief and loss, relationship breakdown, family strain, work-life imbalance, shame and LGBT+ issues. He also works with clients who arrive without a clear reason for therapy, describing only a nagging unease or dissatisfaction; in those cases he and the client work together to find clarity and answers.

John holds BACP accreditation - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects professional standards in counselling practice. Having previously engaged in therapy himself, he recognises how significant the first step can feel and commits to walking alongside clients as they move toward feeling more like themselves.