Nathan Dean, NCPS

Nathan Dean (he/him) is a person-centered therapist based in the United Kingdom who works with clients across the globe. He practises from a stance that prioritises the individual experience, seeking to understand each person without offering prescriptive advice and instead exploring what will work given a client’s unique circumstances and worldview. Nathan brings together person-centered ways of working with techniques from other modalities such as gestalt and cognitive behavioral therapy, and he continually investigates additional approaches to form a holistic practice that attends to cultural context and efforts to decolonise therapy.

Clients can expect a therapeutic space that is guided by their pace and priorities. Nathan frames sessions as time for the client and will guide and, where appropriate, challenge patterns that no longer serve, while keeping the focus on what benefits each person. He offers a Mental Health MOT option—an initial set of six sessions that maps current strengths and areas for change using tools like Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and the Japanese concept of Ikigai to identify practical next steps.

As a Covid Conscious practitioner, Nathan acknowledges ongoing pandemic-related concerns and supports discussions about isolation, boundary setting, and community choices, including running group sessions for people navigating those experiences. He also speaks from lived experience of living with Crohn’s Disease and an ileostomy stoma and works with people managing visible and invisible disabilities to explore energy, daily adjustments, and what helps sustain wellbeing. Nathan holds NCPS, a recognised professional counselling credential, and he does not use artificial intelligences or large language models in his practice.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Nathan integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into his online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding a person’s lived experience, offering empathy and acceptance while helping people discover what feels right for them; it is useful for addressing issues like grief, low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life transitions. CBT offers practical strategies to identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can be effective for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with day-to-day challenges. He also draws on Jungian ideas at times to explore personal meaning, symbols, and deeper themes that surface in life story and identity.

Nathan approaches treatment as a collaborative process. Finding the best method is part of the work together - he listens to a client’s goals, needs, and preferences and adapts techniques so the chosen approach fits the person rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy with Nathan is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for varied schedules, locations, and energy levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life changes, to access support when travel or mobility is limited, and to match the mode of communication to what feels most comfortable for each individual.