Jonathan Humphreys

Counselling & Therapy
in Bethnal Green, East London E2

I help clients to discover their own way through their challenges and gain a fresh, more meaningful perspective.

AREAS I CAN HELP WITH

I work with a diverse range of clients and have particular experience and expertise in helping clients with:Life transitions
Helping clients gain insight into the changes they are living through be they early adulthood, parenthood, career change, end of relationship or bereavement.Self understanding
Helping clients explore what might be leading them to behave in particular ways which are not working for them and how they might do things differently.Feeling stuck
Working with clients to understand what is keeping them stuck and exploring how things could be different. They may be stuck in patterns of low self worth, depression, anxiety or in life, career or relationships.Loss of meaning or purpose
Reflecting with clients on where they are, where they would like to be and what they feel is missing.The challenges of working in the arts and creative industries
Having worked for over 20 years in the arts, I offer an understanding space to explore the particular challenges of working in this environment.

Getting started

Searching for a therapist can be time consuming and I want to make your enquiry process as straightforward as possible.As a therapist I must be able to offer you the skills, experience and knowledge you need, practically we need to be in agreement around scheduling and fees and on a personal level I will need to be someone you feel comfortable with.Get in touch
The best way to do this is to fill in this short form to book a short call. Your answers on the form give me some background and a sense of whether what I offer is going to be right for you. It also allows me to see whether I have ongoing availability that might work for you. If I do, when we speak at the you can ask any questions you have and we can agree a time for an initial session.Initial session
This will be in person and will charged at my usual rate £75. It will be 50 minutes long.We will discuss your issue in more detail as well as exploring your hopes for therapy. At the end of this session, I'll offer a plan for our work and you can then decide if you want to continue.If after this you don't feel that we could work well together or if I can think of someone better suited to your needs, I'll do all I can to match you up with another, more suitable therapist.Ongoing sessions
If we progress we will most likely meet for weekly sessions of 50 minutes for a period of time. Sometimes I work fortnightly but my experience is that beginning weekly is usually most beneficial for most clients.In terms of time, we can work in either a time-limited (usually 6-24 sessions) or open ended way, both of which can have benefits depending on your situation. I also can offer single sessions for clients who want them. We can discuss what feels right for you. Either way we will review regularly to ensure you are getting what you need from our work together.Read more about my experience & training

About me

I am a therapist to help people live rich, meaningful and purposeful lives.I came to therapy following a successful twenty year career as a theatre director having come to realise that supporting and facilitating the growth of others was where I felt most at home, most effective and most fulfilled.My training was humanistic, and my practice is influenced by existential ideas. Put simply, this means I work in a personalised, open and collaborative way with each client, engaging deeply with their internal worlds, to understand what it is like to be them in the present. I pay close attention to what you want to change and create a calm space in which you can reflect on the direction your life is taking.I have worked therapeutically with diverse client groups aged 18 - 70+. I have counselled young adults in further and higher education as well as working at St Joseph's Hospice Hackney where I saw clients within the bereavement service for City and Hackney.As member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) I am bound by a strict code of ethics to ensure my clients are kept safe. View my BACP profileTraining and qualifications
MBACP
FdA in Counselling from Middlesex University (BACP accredited course)
CPCAB diploma in Counselling Skills
Existential Counselling
Bereavement Counselling
Working with Neurodiverse Clients
Goals in Psychotherapy

FAQs & costs

How much does it cost?£75 per session for 50 minute session. Limited concessionary places are available, please drop me an email and we can discuss these.How long are sessions and how often are they?Sessions are ordinarily 50 minutes. For logistical reasons I generally work with clients the same day/time every week but aim to be as flexible as possible when things change. I find weekly sessions to be most helpful for clients but can offer some flexibility. I see mostly see clients during the day and have very limited evening appointments.Where would we meet?I currently see clients in Bethnal Green, E2 or online.My room in Bethnal Green is 2 mins walk from the tube and in easy reach of Bethnal Green and Cambridge Heath Overground. It is easily accessible from Hackney, Shoreditch, Haggerston, Mile End, Whitechapel and the City.Do you work online?Yes, I can work with you regularly online or in a hybrid way.How many sessions will we have?It's up to you. I can work in either a time-limited or open ended way. We can discuss this when we first meet. It's also fine for you to be unsure and for us to get started and review as we go.

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Enquiry form

I aim to get back to people within 24 hours in the working week.Privacy policy

Thank you

Thank you. I aim to respond within 24 hours within the working week. I am out of the office at weekends.

Privacy Policy

This policy sets out how any personal data I collect from you, or that you provide to me, will be stored and processed confidentially.How I gather your personal information
- Information that you provide by emailing me via my website and via various therapy directories (such as BACP, Counselling Directory), or by phone to request further information about my psychotherapy service.
- Email at jhumphreys.therapist@gmail.com or by phone.
- Brief anonymised session notes.
- Regarding online therapy, I use the platforms Zoom, Google Meets and Gmail. All these platforms are securely encrypted. I do not record sessions.Where I store your personal data
- Personal data that I collect from you via any form of contact by email or phone will be kept securely within my Gmail account.
- Brief session notes are stored on a computer and password protected.
- The brief session notes are anonymised, using your initials only and are password protected.
- I take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.Uses made of the information
- I use your contact details to allow me to provide you with information about working with me, to allow you to tell me about changes in your availability and to notify you about changes to my availability and any other relevant administrative information.
- I use the brief session notes to carry out to keep a brief record of our sessions and the themes we have explored.
- As part of my commitment to providing a high quality service, I attend supervision regularly. This is bound by a confidentiality contract and to protect your identity I only use the initial of your first name.How long I keep your information/notes for
- Text communication is deleted immediately while emails are purged once a month. After therapy has finished, your phone number will be deleted from my smart phone.
- I will retain your brief sessions notes and personal details for as long as we are working together. After therapy has finished, I will retain these documents behind password protection for a further five years in case you decide to return to therapy with me, and which is also a requirement of my indemnity insurance. After this point the documents will be destroyed.Your rights- You are entitled to view, amend, or delete the personal information that I hold. All requests have a month to be carried out.In the event of a data breach- I have a legal obligation to report a data breach to you and the Informations Commissioners Office (ICO) within 72 hours.Disclosure of your personal information- In the event of my incapacity or death your personal contact information will be disclosed to my two clinical executors of my Professional Will so that they can notify you. In the event of my death my executors will also destroy all contact information and notes on my computer.- If I am under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation. For example, if I am subpoenaed to court, or as a legal requirement such as safeguarding children or vulnerable adults, terrorism or money laundering.Changes to the GDPR agreement- I will notify you of changes I may make to this privacy policy in the future.Consent to the GDPR agreement- Your use and undertaking of the services of Jonathan Humphreys constitutes your approval and acceptance of this agreement, and are consenting to my use, and storage of your personal information, you have disclosed to me, as detailed above. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.