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I currently work the following hours:

9:00am until 8:00pm Monday to Friday

9:00am until 1:00pm Saturday

My name's Jonathan Eddie and I'm counsellor working with individuals and couples. I offer in-person sessions at my central St Albans office and also see individual clients online.

At the heart of my approach is the safe, trusting relationship I develop with my clients. It's very important to me that they feel heard, understood, and accepted.

While I support my clients in directing the course of their therapy, I’m not afraid to gently challenge, if I believe it's therapeutically helpful to do so.

Specialisms:

Couples Therapy

Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder (Sex/Porn Addiction)

Individual Therapy

I work with adults and young people from all backgrounds and with numerous presentations, including anxiety, depression, bereavement, loneliness, a sense of being 'stuck', relationship issues, anger, low self esteem, sex & porn addiction, and so much more.

Couples Therapy

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

My approach to working with couples begins with building a non-judgemental relationship with each partner, no matter what their history might be.

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 without fear of confrontation. I encourage them to really listen to one another with a greater level of understanding and compassion.

Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder (Sex/Porn Addiction)

I'm currently deep into training for a postgraduate diploma in working with Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder (Sex/Porn Addiction) at the renowned Laurel Centre, and, while I'm still in training, I'm offering counselling for this specific issue at the reduced rate of £50 per session.

I work in-person or online with individual clients and in-person only with couples.

Why a male therapist?

​The simple answer is, there’s no reason. A trained counsellor can work with any client from almost any background, no matter what the therapist’s gender or identity. That said, I'm aware that, 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 is to be a man. I work with some men who express feeling more comfortable discussing intimate, sensitive, and sometimes shame-filled concerns with a male therapist.

​Similarly, many of my female clients deliberately choose to work with me in order to help confront their experiences of the significant male figures in their lives.

It’s not uncommon for me to hear about the real hurt many of my clients (both female and male) have suffered at the hands of men, and I strongly believe that, as a male therapist, it’s my duty to model the openness, kindness, nurturing and security that was missing for so many.

How the process begins

It starts with a phone call or an email. I can then offer a free chat of up to 20 minutes, which can be taken by phone, online or in person at my central St Albans room. If you’d then like to book in for a first session we can look at our schedules and take it from there.