Jon Barker

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Reg. MBACP, Dip Therapeutic Counselling
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location_on Barnsley S75
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About me

Hi there, I'm Jon and I offer confidential one-to-one counselling in Barnsley. I'm a qualified therapist with experience of dealing with a range of mental health problems - these include panic/anxiety, relationship issues (paranoia, jealousy and rage etc), depression and stress.

My approach is largely Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT). I tailor this to the needs and goals of the client. The University of Birmingham provided my REBT training which is accredited by The Albert Ellis Institute, New York.

I aim to develop relationships whereby clients feel comfortable and trusting in what I do. Once achieved, this can lead to effective therapy that gets to the core of many common psychological problems. My hope is that clients become empowered to live less distressing, more satisfying lives. In REBT we try to give the client the skills and theory to become effective self-therapists when future problems occur.

I offer appointments in person and online via video call.

Training, qualifications & experience

BA (Hons) Degree
Advanced Certificate in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)
Primary Certificate in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills
Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Concepts

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Autism and ADHD specialism and experience. 

Therapies offered

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Fees

£45.00 - £50.00

Concessions offered for

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Additional information

Therapy appointments: £45 for Teams video calls and £50 for in-person sessions (S75, Gawber). Appointments last approximately 50 minutes.

Number of appointments determined by your counselling goals, to be discussed in the first session.

Flexible counselling options available for both short and long term needs.

Payment via bank transfer or cash required before each session.



When I work

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My current availability is Sundays from 5pm and Mondays from 6pm

Further information

I have had specific training and experience in working with people with autism and ADHD.

Barnsley, West Yorkshire, S75

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Organisations

Key details

DBS check info

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Online platforms

Microsoft Teams
Jon Barker
Jon Barker