Craig Johnstone, BACP

Craig Johnstone helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief and depression. He also supports those facing relationship or family difficulties, low self-esteem, anger, eating concerns and career or life transitions. Craig welcomes people from LGBT backgrounds and those dealing with trauma, parenting strain or compassion fatigue.

He works in a straightforward, respectful way. Sessions are shaped around what each person says they need. Conversations aim to be practical and easy to follow so people can use what they learn between meetings.

Craig bases his work on client-centred therapy. That means he listens closely and follows the person’s agenda rather than imposing a rigid plan. The focus is on understanding the person’s experience and helping them make choices that feel right for them.

He has three years of experience and holds BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Craig draws on this background to offer calm, steady support while people work through difficult feelings.

People can expect a patient, non-judgemental tone in sessions. Craig aims to create space for honest talk and to help people build coping skills for everyday life. The approach is collaborative, with goals set together and reviewed as therapy progresses.

Client-centred support online

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person rather than the problem. The therapist listens closely, reflects what they hear and follows the person’s pace. This approach helps with issues like low mood, anxiety, relationship strain and decisions about life direction by building the person’s own insight and confidence.

Craig uses that client-centred way of working in online sessions too. He will work with each person to decide how therapy should proceed, checking goals and adapting the approach as needs and preferences become clearer. Finding the right method is a shared process and he encourages open discussion about what feels helpful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people see facial cues and use a fuller conversation style. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is preferred. Live chat and messaging suit shorter updates, brief reflections or people who prefer typing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family or other commitments.