Jon-Paul Marshall

Overview

The practice profile describes Jon-Paul Marshall as a Counselling Psychologist who offers relational, trauma-informed psychotherapy drawing on psychodynamic, existential and third-wave cognitive behavioural frameworks. The practice provides a warm, collaborative space to explore complex emotional and relational difficulties and emphasises understanding the multiple causes of distress, including systemic and environmental factors. The profile also notes published writing on bipolar diagnosis, economic impacts on mental health and addiction.

The practitioner additionally offers integration support for psychedelic experiences through an affiliation with the Institute of Psychedelic Therapy. He provides scheduled phone consultations and a small number of discounted slots for people on lower incomes.

Best for

This practitioner is best suited for adults experiencing anxiety, low mood or despair, relationship difficulties, shame and self-critical or self-destructive patterns, as well as people seeking support with addiction-related problems and integrating challenging or meaningful psychedelic experiences.

• People managing anxiety, worry and panic-like symptoms
• Those experiencing sadness, low energy or complicated grief
• Individuals seeking psychedelic integration support (non-prescribing, psychotherapeutic integration)

Approach

The practice combines psychodynamic, existential and third-wave CBT approaches (for example, compassion-focused therapy) and works in a broadly relational style. Treatment emphasises the therapeutic relationship, exploration of life events and patterns, and attention to systemic influences on wellbeing.

Therapy typically involves collaborative assessment, formulation and ongoing therapeutic work tailored to the person’s needs. Integration work for psychedelic experiences is offered in one-to-one and group formats as part of the practitioner’s affiliation with the Institute of Psychedelic Therapy; this work focuses on meaning-making, safety and integration rather than pharmacological provision.

Education and Training

The practitioner is identified as a Counselling Psychologist and has published research and commentary on mental health topics including bipolar diagnosis, the impacts of economic factors on mental health, and addiction. He is affiliated with the Institute of Psychedelic Therapy for integration work.

Support

Clients are offered a supportive, collaborative therapeutic environment with an emphasis on safety, containment and respectful boundaries. The practitioner offers an initial scheduled phone consultation of up to 20 minutes to discuss needs and suitability, and a small number of discounted slots for people on lower incomes.

Confidentiality and professional accountability are maintained in line with applicable UK regulations; practitioners listed on the host site are self-employed and independently accountable.

Practical details

Sessions are available in-person at several Practice Rooms locations (Brighton; Hove; London – Kings Cross; Oxford) and by online or telephone appointment, making the overall delivery hybrid. The practitioner accepts bookings via the Practice Rooms contact form on his profile and via the contact details provided on the listing. Fee information is not listed on the profile, though discounted slots are occasionally available.

This description was generated based on information from the official website and other materials provided by the provider.