John Daniel
MA (Psych), UKCP
Psychotherapy for individuals
Supervision for therapists
Grounded in over 20 years’ experience
Face-to-face sessions in Bruton, Somerset
Online sessions in UK time
“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.”
Maya Angelou
Hello
I’m John, a UKCP-registered psychotherapist with over twenty years of clinical experience.
You may be here because life feels harder than it used to. Perhaps something has changed, a relationship is under strain, or you’ve reached a point where you’re no longer sure what you need.
You might have a sense that things aren’t quite right, or find yourself feeling anxious, stuck, overwhelmed or disconnected from yourself.
Whatever has brought you here, you don’t have to work it out on your own.
I offer a warm, thoughtful and confidential space where you can talk openly, without judgment or pressure to be anything other than yourself.
Together, we’ll make sense of what’s happening, helping you to understand yourself more deeply and to find a way forward that feels right for you.
Please explore the site to find out more about how I work.
If you have questions or would like to book a session, please get in touch today.
“The wound is the place where the light enters you.”
Rumi
Therapy
What therapy can help with
Relationships & identity
Relationship and family difficulties, including
communication challenges
Questions around sex, sexuality, LGBTQIA+ identities, gender
Self-worth, identity, confidence
Emotional wellbeing
Anxiety, worry, panic, phobias
Low mood, depression, exhaustion, loss of direction
Anger, self-harm, impulsive behaviours
Life events & transitions
Bereavement, ageing, major life changes
Work stress, burnout, career change, financial pressure
Body, trauma & long-term health
Trauma, abuse, neglect
Chronic pain, long-term health conditions
Neurodivergence & coping patterns
Autism, ADHD, neurodivergence
Alcohol and drug use, compulsive behaviours
How therapy works
Therapy offers a space to understand yourself more deeply, navigate life's challenges with greater awareness, and develop a more compassionate relationship with yourself. I believe lasting change comes not from fixing who you are, but from understanding yourself more fully.
While life's difficulties are part of being human, they don't have to define you. Together, we'll explore how you relate to those difficulties so that you have more choice, greater resilience, and a stronger sense of yourself.
The ways we think, feel, and relate to others are often shaped by our earlier experiences and relationships. We'll gently uncover these patterns with curiosity rather than judgment, helping you understand where they come from and whether they still serve you.
My role is to balance compassion with honest challenge. I'll offer a space where you feel heard, accepted, and supported, while encouraging you to explore the patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and experiment with new ways of responding.
I also recognise that therapy is a relationship in which I hold responsibility and influence. Consequently, I'm committed to working with openness, humility, regular supervision, and a willingness to hear your feedback.
I believe our experiences are always shaped by our personal, social, and cultural contexts, and I aim to hold these in mind throughout our work together.
Therapy isn't about becoming someone different. It's about becoming more fully yourself - developing greater self-awareness, self-compassion, and freedom to respond to life in ways that feel authentic and meaningful.
What happens next?
Our first session
Our first session is a chance for us to get to know each other. We’ll talk about what’s brought you to therapy, what you’re hoping for, and any questions you have about the process. There’s no expectation that you need to tell me everything straight away - we’ll go at a pace that feels comfortable for you.
It’s also an opportunity for you to see how it feels to work with me. Finding the right therapist matters, and it’s important that you feel you can talk openly and be yourself. If, at the end of the session, it feels like a good fit for both of us, we’ll arrange a regular weekly day and time to meet.
In-person or online?
I offer in-person sessions in Bruton, Somerset, and online sessions in UK time.
How many sessions?
I usually suggest starting with an initial block of six sessions. Around session five, we’ll review how things are going and decide together whether to continue, pause or work longer-term.
Fees
Sessions are £90 for 50 minutes.
I offer a limited number of reduced-fee spaces for therapy clients on a low income – please feel free to ask.
Book a session
I am currently accepting new in-person and online clients. Please fill in the form with a few details and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. I appreciate this may be an anxious time for you so I aim to respond within a few days, workload dependent.
“Life is an unanswered question, but let’s still believe in the dignity
and importance of the question.”
Tennessee Williams
About me me
My practice is shaped by over twenty years’ experience working with individuals, therapists,
and trainee practitioners.
I've been working as a therapist since 2005, supporting people to understand themselves more deeply and move through life's challenges with greater clarity, compassion, and confidence.
My approach is integrative, with a strong transpersonal influence, drawing on Jungian psychology and psychosynthesis. In practice, this means I work with the whole person - mind, body, emotions, and a deeper sense of self. I believe that each of us has an innate capacity for growth and an inner wisdom that can guide us, even when life feels uncertain or overwhelming.
I hold a Master's degree in Psychotherapy, a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling, and a Diploma in Integrative Supervision. Alongside my private practice, I've been the editor of Private Practice - the BACP journal for counsellors and psychotherapists in private practice - since 2011. I also teach and supervise trainee therapists: work that continues to deepen and enrich my own practice.
I'm a registered member of UKCP and work in accordance with its Code of Ethics. Ongoing supervision, professional development, and reflective practice are central to how I work, helping me offer therapy that is thoughtful, ethical, and responsive to each individual.
Before becoming a therapist in my mid-thirties, I worked in the performing arts. Looking back, the thread running through both my careers is a fascination with what it means to be human - our stories, the roles we inhabit, and our capacity for growth and change.
I’m LGBTQIA+ allied, neurodivergence-informed, and mindful of how discrimination and inequality can affect mental health.
Confidentiality
Feeling safe enough to speak openly is essential to therapy. Everything you share with me is treated as strictly confidential. Like all UKCP-registered therapists, I attend regular professional supervision to support my work. No identifying information is ever shared, and supervision itself is fully confidential.