Jamie Longson, BACP

Jamie Longson is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom. He brings five years of practical experience and a straightforward approach. He is a father and keeps things grounded, warm and down to earth in sessions.

Jamie uses his background in sport science and sport psychology to help people notice unhelpful patterns. He works alongside clients to set realistic goals and to recognise small, steady progress. That focus on achievable steps is a big part of his style.

Sessions are a mixture of client-centred listening and practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy, often called CBT. The client-centred work aims to create a non-judgemental space where people feel heard. CBT offers simple, repeatable techniques to change thinking that keeps someone stuck.

Jamie balances guiding with following the client's lead. He checks in about what is useful and adjusts the pace. He aims for clear, practical work rather than long explanations.

He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship problems. He also helps with parenting strain, grief, intimacy-related issues, career changes and compassion fatigue. Additional foci include attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, fatherhood and fertility worries.

People who prefer a direct but empathic style often find his way of working helpful. The first step is a short matching process and then a scheduled session arranged to fit the client's timetable.

Using client-centred and CBT tools online

Jamie offers two complementary approaches that work well over video and text. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a warm, non-judgemental space where the person is listened to and treated as the expert on their life. This helps when someone needs to process feelings, make sense of relationships or talk through parenting and family stress.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, gives clear, practical techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes because it breaks problems into manageable steps and experiments to see what helps.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Jamie will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. The two styles are used together when that fits, and sessions are adapted over time based on what is helping.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are close to face-to-face contact, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and chat or messaging can be shorter check-ins or fit around a busy day. These options let people choose what suits their routine and communication style while keeping the focus on practical progress.