Mignon Johnson, BACP

Mignon Johnson is a BACP-accredited, trauma-informed counsellor who blends integrative training with lived experience to support people through complex life challenges. She trained to an Advanced Diploma level in Integrative Counselling and holds a BA (Hons), drawing on that academic grounding alongside ongoing professional development to shape a reflective, empathic practice. Her approach brings together attachment-focused EMDR therapy with a range of humanistic and evidence-informed modalities to meet clients where they are.

Her original integrative training included person-centred work, psychodynamic ideas such as attachment theory and inner child work, transactional analysis, Gestalt, mindfulness-based practices, and behavioural techniques like CBT. Since completing that training she has added EMDR preparation and delivery, pluralistic therapy CPD, bereavement training, NLP practitioner training, outdoor therapy, and focused study on domestic violence and abuse. These trainings inform a flexible, client-led way of working rather than a one-size-fits-all model.

In practice she invites clients to work in the here and now across physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual dimensions, combining EMDR with psychodynamic, values-based, pluralistic, and person-centred strategies when appropriate. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling Society (NCS). Her work addresses a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting and attachment-related concerns, and other matters listed in her specialties.

Integrative Approaches and Online Support

Mignon Johnson draws from attachment-based therapy, client-centred therapy, and cognitive behavioural therapy in her online work. Attachment-based therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns, helping people address connection and intimacy issues and heal from abandonment or adoption-related concerns. Client-centred therapy focuses on creating an accepting, empathic space where the client leads the pace and direction of work, which can be especially helpful for building self-esteem and processing grief. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) offers practical strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Mignon works collaboratively with each person to find methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She combines different techniques when that best serves the client and adapts the plan over time based on what is most helpful.

Online therapy in her practice is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy lives, caregiving responsibilities, or geographical distance. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into daily routines, and access a registered professional from wherever the client is located.