Hi, I’m John-Paul Davies
Psychotherapist, Counsellor and Coach based in Cobham, Surrey
Hello and a very warm welcome to my site. I’m an experienced UKCP and BACP registered therapist practicing face-to-face in Cobham, Surrey and online.
There’s real and unique potential both for healing and change in the trusting relationship between therapist and client. The issues bringing you to this site might be standing in your way, but this can change as no-one is predestined to be a certain type of person living a certain kind of life or always feeling a certain way.
We would aim to help you to find out how individual elements are creating your symptoms or causing you to feel unsatisfied or distressed. From here, you’ll see how things can be different, in order for you to shape the life you want for yourself. For more details on how therapy might help and replies to other common FAQs, please click here.
Just to say, the UKCP code of ethics doesn’t allow client testimonials on their members’ websites. People often understandably value reading about others’ experiences, so, to offer some insight into how I work, I’ve included excerpts from Amazon reviews of my self-help book (full reviews on Amazon.co.uk), my online course and Google business reviews throughout this site.
Your Trusted Place
My training combined traditional psychotherapy theory with more contemporary techniques. This enables your individuality to be reflected in the therapy, working in a style designed to suit you.
My principal therapeutic approach is integrative, meaning that it can take in all or some of the major schools of psychotherapy. It’s often also important to discover and nurture your strengths, rather than just focusing on correcting perceived problems and shortcomings. Sometimes the work can be as much about appreciating and valuing more of who you currently are and what you already have in your life.
For further, full details of my qualifications and experience, just click here.
“THIS BOOK, LIKE THE AUTHOR, COULD BE A LIFE SAVER, AND IS CERTAINLY A LIFE ENHANCER. IT IS FULL OF ANALYSIS, STRUCTURE, LOGIC, AND WISDOM; HENCE A GOOD COMPANION IF AND WHEN YOU ARE RUNNING SHORT OF SOME OF THAT STUFF.”
If you’re interested, do take a look at my self-help book Finding a Balanced Connection, which currently has a 4.6/5 rating on Amazon from nearly 80 reviews, described by one reviewer as “Engaging, refreshing and incredibly helpful.”
Whether or not we’ve already acquired a label like ‘anxious’, ‘depressed’, ‘co-dependant’ and/or ‘addicted’, most of us know we could be enjoying this life more than we are. However, until now, we may have had no clear answer as to why we can struggle so much. Finding a Balanced Connection explains, in simple terms, why we have a tendency to work in ways that often seem counter to our own happiness and well-being. This practical guide introduces 10 key principles intended to cultivate more contentment, purpose, and even joy, in your life.
Discover how to:
– Increase connection with yourself
– Communicate more helpfully
– Have better access to your creative imagination
– Connect more often with others
– Choose helpful boundaries,
and much more
"Great inspiring read... it’s written in an engaging, no-nonsense style that is down to earth without any psychobabble or "fluff" that really appeals and helps believe that things are really possible. Highly recommended."
To buy on Amazon, click the relevant tab below. If you prefer to support local businesses, you can buy your copy at the Cobham Bookshop, one of the area’s last independents, or at the Arty Elf shop in East Molesey.
“GROUNDED AND HEARTFELT... NON-PATRONISING, SENSIBLE AND PRACTICAL. THIS IS A BOOK FULL OF COMPASSION AND WISDOM IN A FORMAT THAT'S EASY TO READ AND TO APPLY...HE WILL HELP TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU RELATE TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS.”
“THIS IS A GREAT BOOK. EASY TO READ, A GREAT SET OF PRINCIPLES TO FOLLOW AND GENIUS IN ITS DEPTH AND SIMPLICITY OF A COMPLEX PSYCHOLOGICAL FIELD.”
My YouTube channel and podcast contain lots of free mental health and wellbeing advice too. The trailer for the YouTube channel is here. A review of the channels in UKCP’s New Psychotherapist Summer issue 2023 (full review here, page 15) says:
‘I recommend them to anyone who wants to delve deeper into their own process or to work more effectively with clients… Davies is an engaging therapist who shifts between active discussion and reflective process with ease and insight.. and embodies the spirit of doing the thing he loves.’
“I booked some therapy time with the author and I can honestly say that the time and money I invested in the process was literally life changing… I cannot recommend working with John-Paul, and this book, more highly.”
“He is so approachable that it makes the daunting idea of "seeing a therapist" much easier...clients have always valued his kind, insightful, relaxed and grounded way of being.”
“When you are in very scary place you are looking for light and life, even if it seems to be in someone else’s eyes. There is plenty of challenge in someone being so observant: he does not miss anything. John-Paul creates a space in which you can face reality, including the joy of living …even when you had almost forgotten what it was.”
Career Transition & Private Practice Coaching YouTube and Podcast Consulting
Ready to Take Your Therapy Career to the Next Level?
I’m pleased to offer personalised, one-to-one coaching designed for:
Aspiring psychotherapists and counsellors making a career change
Student therapists looking for guidance
Established therapists ready to set up and grow a private practice
Due to the success of the YouTube channel and podcast, I also now work with therapists who are thinking of developing these great ways to connect with others.
You’ll see more information on all the above on the Therapist Coaching page of this website. If you’d like to know more, please do get in contact with me via my contact page.
Ready to take the next step?
