I (Jon) offer online and in-person psychotherapy to people in Leith, Edinburgh and internationally.
At the heart of my practice is a commitment to holding a transformative space which helps you move into more free ways of living.
I offer a collaborative and anti-oppressive approach which meets you where you are, and centers your empowerment, needs, and desires - to help you go beyond merely coping, towards thriving and liberation.
My approach & background:
I believe therapy can serve as a powerful space for exploring, unraveling, and changing our relationship to what keeps us 'stuck', enabling us bring about profound positive change.
I bring over 6 years of experience working in 'mental health' roles as a therapist, advisor, organizer and advocate, working with a large variety of diverse clients holding all kinds of issues including trauma, depression, anxiety, relational difficulties, and navigating social oppression.
I draw on an integrative blend of modalities including psychodynamic, person-centered, liberation psychology, and queer therapies. How I bring and use these differs per client.
I trained as a psychotherapist at the University of Edinburgh, where I am now completing my doctorate. I am a registered counsellor through COSCA.
More details about my approach, background, services, and qualifications can be found here.
Holistic
I hold all aspects of a person, working between the embodied, personal, interpersonal, social, and political. I believe that we are highly multi-dimensional; to reduce a person to any single thing is to miss vital context.
Anti-oppressive
My work is grounded in anti-oppressive, relational, and liberatory ethics: I reject models of 'mental health' which pathologize resistance and resilience and subject people to various forms of state and social oppression.
Difference-affirmative
Neurodivergence, queerness, transness, racial and cultural difference are central to my work. I work with the reality and power of difference and divergence, instead of ignoring or diminishing them through normative approaches.
Offerings and rates:
I can offer either a standard approach of regular ongoing therapy, or intensive 'one-off' sessions which focus more on giving you tools and resources for your own self-work.
If my standard rate is unaffordable for you, I can offer a limited amount of sliding-scale rates depending on your financial situation. Please feel free to inquire.
I am currently unable to take insurance.
Psychotherapy
Regular ongoing therapy for both urgent issues and deeper work.
50 minutes
£70/session
Concessions available
One-off sessions
Single intensive sessions focused on equipping you with resources.
90 minutes
£120/session
Concessions available
Book an initial call
Book an initial (free) 15-minute video call using the following link, or reach out if you would like to get in touch.
