Jon Simons

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Therapist | Supervisor | Mental Fitness Coach
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Widnes, Cheshire, WA8
Limited availability
Limited availability

This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.

About me

Following over twenty years in retail leadership I undertook a career change. I decided to follow my life long passion of working with people - without an agenda. I hold a couple of positions in addition to private therapist. I support large companies with Mental Health & Well-being strategies, In addition I’m a Mental Health First Aid England instructor and plenary speaker.

My passion is to support those who wish to drive off their mental ill-health, by adopting an holistic well-being strategy. I work with Sleep firstly, then appetite and breathing. Only then will we experience Mental Health improvement. 

Training, qualifications & experience

  • BSc Hons Degree - Counselling and Psychotherapy
  • Clinical Supervision 
  • Suicide First Aid Instructor 
  • Applied Suicide Support Intervention Training
  • MHFA England Instructor
  • Institute of Leadership & Management
  • Mental Health Coach - working as an advocate for mental health inclusion on the Well Being agenda
  • REWIND Trauma Therapy
  • Breathwork - support for Emotions

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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NCPS
National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)

The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society

This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations.

In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

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

National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
Accredited Register Scheme

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).

This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.

National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society

Other areas of counselling I deal with

I would encourage everyone to engage with a therapist who is able to provide a safe non-judgemental environment in which life can be explored.

I don't believe you have to suffer to engage with therapy - I conduct Walking and Photography therapy as a pre-emptive therapy process. Allowing thoughts to be processed in a non-judgemental and/or solution focused environment.

Life coaching is best conducted with those who have lived a life.

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Fees

£40.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session

Concessions offered for

  • Keyworkers
  • Trainee counsellors

Additional information

I offer many discounted rates so please contact me and we can talk about it.

Please leave a message when you call - I may be in a session.

Happy for Text / What's App' messages. I offer many discounted rates so please contact me and we can talk about it.

https://www.1st-to-mind-headshed.co.uk/

To book a session - https://calendly.com/1st-to-mind/45min

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

The link will give you full access to my calendar so please book a time that suits you best,

https://calendly.com/1st-to-mind/45min

Further information

I conduct sessions inside (therapy rooms available.)

I also conduct walk and talk therapy & Photography therapy.

Widnes, Cheshire, WA8

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older adults
Groups
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

DBS check

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Online platforms

Doxy
Whatsapp
Zoom

Supervision

In person
Online

I work as an Integrative Supervisor for counsellors working in that modality. I have years of leadership experience, this means I am challenging.

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