Jonathan Wilkes

Jonathan Wilkes is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. He holds a BACP accreditation and has four years' experience working directly with people in counselling and psychotherapy settings. Jonathan works with a wide range of concerns, including eating and body image issues, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties.

He adopts a warm, accepting style and aims to create an atmosphere where people feel heard. Jonathan places emphasis on empathy, congruence and unconditional acceptance as the foundation for therapeutic work. He meets people where they are and moves at a pace that suits each individual.

Jonathan trained in psychosynthesis and blends that approach with other methods when helpful. He draws on client-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas, dialectical behaviour strategies, mindfulness and solution-focused techniques. He also uses breath and body awareness practices when appropriate.

His background includes work with adults and young people who have complex mental health needs and learning difficulties. That experience informs his practice and how he responds to issues such as emotional dysregulation, trauma and repetitive negative thinking.

In sessions Jonathan supports people to uncover layers of experience and to make sense of early patterns that still affect them. He encourages honest exploration and the expression of difficult feelings, including grief and shame, and helps people develop practical ways to cope and move forward.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and building a trusting relationship. It helps people who need an accepting space to talk through difficult feelings and make sense of their experience.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is often useful for anxiety, depression and repetitive negative thinking.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. It can help with emotional ups and downs and impulsive behaviour.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods over time. Clients and the counsellor decide together which ideas to try and how quickly to progress.

For practicalities, please confirm the exact session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to maintain continuity of support when circumstances change, while still offering the same therapeutic focus and skills work as face-to-face sessions.