John Courtney, BACP

John Courtney is a UK-based therapist with four years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties and life transitions. He works in an integrative way, blending psychodynamic ideas with humanistic, person-centred practice to understand each person in the fullest sense and to tailor the therapy to their needs. He aims to build a therapeutic relationship grounded in empathy, authenticity and non-judgemental acceptance so that people feel supported to explore what is troubling them and where those feelings might come from.

John is experienced in supporting people with depression, work and family stress, relationship breakdown, parenting challenges, anger, low self esteem and LGBT+ related concerns. He also works with those who carry early or current trauma, and with clients who arrive with a general sense of unease without a single identifiable cause. Wherever someone starts, he aims to help them identify how difficult patterns affect daily life and to work toward meaningful change.

Trained as an integrative practitioner, John combines reflective psychodynamic thinking with client-centred principles so that the safety of the therapeutic relationship becomes the foundation for exploration and growth. He holds the BACP credential - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and uses that training to offer a compassionate, practical approach. Having sought therapy himself in the past, he understands how significant the first step can feel and offers steady support while clients find their way forward.