Jonathan M Stokes
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
As your counsellor my aim is to provide a safe, confidential and empathic space where you can explore any aspect of your life you wish to bring to counselling.
I am a fully qualified "pluralistic" counsellor. This means I will tailor my approach to best suit your needs by drawing upon techniques from multiple disciplines of counselling. These include Humanistic, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Psychodynamic, Transactional Analysis, and more. In action, this would mean checking in every few sessions to see what is working for you, whether you would like to shift focus and which interventions you have found most helpful.
My particular areas of interest include neurodiversity, BDSM and non-monogamy.
I attend regular supervision in accordance with the BACP's "Ethical Framework" and I am appropriately insured.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- HND Counselling - Fife College (2024)
- HNC Counselling - Edinburgh College (2022)
- COSCA Certificate in Counselling skills - Edinburgh College (2021)
- M.A. Psychology - University of Aberdeen (2017)
Training and Experience
- Newby Core - Supervising Mental Health for First Aid (2020)
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 - £65.00
Additional information
I offer a free half hour online/phone initial appointment to let us establish if we would be a good fit working together.
Edinburgh prices are £65 per 50 minute session.
West Lothian and online prices are £50 per 50 minute session.
When I work
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I offer in-person sessions at the following times:
York Place, Edinburgh
- Monday: 6:45am - 11:45am
SMILE Counselling, Livingston
- Friday: 9am to 1pm
