My name is John, and I am a Systemic Family Psychotherapist with over 30 years’ experience supporting children, young people, parents, couples and families.
My background is in the NHS, where I worked in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services as both a Senior Mental Health Nurse and Family Therapist.
I Support families and the individuals within them to improve communication, reduce conflict and create lasting, meaningful change.
I offer a supportive and non-judgemental space to help with a wide range of difficulties.
I also work closely with families navigating fostering, adoption and blended family life – helping to build understanding and strengthen connections.
My approach is collaborative and tailored to you.
I draw on Systemic, Narrative, Solution-Focused and Dialogical Therapy approaches, meaning we explore patterns within relationships rather than placing blame on individuals.
I believe that each person brings valuable insight into their situation, and I work to ensure all voices are heard and respected.
People often describe working with me as feeling calm, thoughtful and inclusive, with space for everyone’s perspective to be heard.
My areas of clinical interest include:
- Anxiety
- Behavioural concerns
- Eating challenges
- Fostering, adoption, blending family life
- Low mood
- Relationship difficulties
- The impact of separation or divorce
Education & Professional Qualifications
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (since 1993)
- BSc (Hons) in Child Psychiatry (2001)
- Working Systemically with Individuals , Couples and Families (ENBA40 2003)
- MSc with Merit in Systemic Family Therapy (2007)
- Post Graduate Qualification with CYP-IAPT Supervision and Leadership (2014)
Professional Body Registration
- Accredited by the Association for Family and Systemic Psychotherapy
- Currently working towards re-accreditation with the UKCP
Locations
- Didsbury
- Online
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