Jon Barker
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About me
Hi there, I'm Jon and I offer confidential, one-to-one counselling in Barnsley. I have vast experience of helping clients deal with most types of mental health problem.
My approach is mostly a combination of Person Centred and Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) - this is the original type of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
I aim to help clients feel comfortable and trusting in the counselling relationship so that we can find effective solutions to deal with unhelpful emotions and behaviours. 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 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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Autism and ADHD specialism and experience.
Therapies offered
Fees
£20.00 - £40.00
Additional information
Therapy appointments cost £20 for the first (assessment) session, then £40 for either online (Teams video calls) or in-person sessions (S75, Gawber, Barnsley). 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.
