Jonathan Eddie

I currently have availability for daytimes, evenings and limited weekend sessions.

I am a counsellor and psychotherapist offering both individual and couples therapy in central St Albans.

At the heart of my approach is the safe, trusting relationship I share with my clients. While I support my clients in directing the course of their therapy, I’m not afraid to offer challenge and to guide a little, if I believe it's therapeutically appropriate to do so.

A male therapist 

As a man, I’m something of a rarity in the world of counselling, and that perhaps gives me a niche perspective. I regularly see male clients who feel I might be better able to empathise with the nuances of what it means to be a man. I work with men who express feeling more comfortable discussing intimate, sensitive, and sometimes shame-filled concerns with a male therapist.

Similarly, I see female clients who choose to explore working with a man in order to help confront their experiences of the significant male figures in their lives.

Couples Therapy

Counselling couples is a long-standing passion of mine. It can be challenging work, but is incredibly rewarding when real, positive change occurs.

My approach to working with couples begins with building an equal, non-judgemental relationship with each partner, no matter what has gone on historically.

Often, couples first come to see me with a sense that their relationship has become ‘stuck’ – that they’re no longer able to express themselves or feel heard. I help my clients to communicate better, to be more open and honest with each other, to express their needs without fear of confrontation.

I support my couples in navigating the bumps in the road that most relationships encounter yet so often can be a struggle to negotiate smoothly. These include infidelity, extended family issues, addiction, financial concerns, diminished intimacy, historic abuse, clash of parenting styles, jealousy, work stress, bereavement, and so on.

Sessions are held in my private room in central St Albans.

At the moment I am only seeing clients in-person, as I feel it's a far richer experience that way.

How does counselling begin?

It starts with a phone call, an email or a contact form enquiry. I’ll then offer a free, no obligation, phone conversation, video chat, or in-person consultation where we can begin to get to know each other and I can answer your most pressing questions. If you’d like to proceed, we’ll then schedule a first session at my counselling room in central St Albans.

The initial session is an opportunity for you to discover if counselling is the right path for you, and to decide whether you’d like to work with me. I’ll listen to what’s troubling you and will ask some questions about your background and how your difficulties are affecting you in the present. If you’d then like to continue, we’ll look at setting up regular, weekly sessions.