It's an honour to be with you as you feel, heal and grow.
I offer unconditional, non-judgmental compassionate care.
Let's build on what works for you.
I believe and trust you.
Give your children the gift of watching you care for yourself, change and grow.
I want to know what it's like to be you right now.
Let's heal the source of your emotional pain.
I provide a safe place for you to find your way.
When you love and accept yourself as you are, you can then care for yourself more.
The summary of almost every self help books is to unconditionally love, accept, forgive and trust yourself.
Often it's our most valued beliefs that give us the most trouble.
Family can be both the most important and the most damaging part of our lives.
The only thing that's consistent about life is the inconsistency.
It's not anger management, it's hurt and pain management.
Addictions are a tool to manage emotional pain.
Depression can be your mind and body insisting on a rest from the stress of being you.
Anxiety can be a built-in fear of that dreadful experience happening again.
Your body remembers the trauma.
The "what if's" can be too much to bear after a loved one suicides.
Everyone is doing their best with what they know in the moment.
Being vulnerable takes great strength.
Asking for help takes great courage.
A breakdown is so often a breakthrough.
If it takes 10 000 tears to grieve, let's get started.
Let's work together to create a gap between the event and the reaction.
Is it possible to forgive the unforgivable?
Talking to a good listener is a powerful medicine.
Grief has no timeline.
Practicing self-awareness lowers the intensity and frequency of emotional pain.
It's OK to make a decision to not make a decision yet.
Two steps forward and one step back is still forward.
Thinking you are an imposter sometimes is normal.
You are not alone.
You are perfectly imperfect.
We are often attracted to people with traits like our parents or other influential adults from our formative years.
It can be exhausting trying to have our unmet childhood needs fulfilled by others.
It might be time to put you first.
Your suffering lowers when lowering other people’s suffering.
Wanting to punish others punishes you.
Keeping your goals to yourself helps you achieve them.
Music soothes your negativity.
Your past doesn’t have to determine your future.
Being alone and loving yourself is often required.
Feel your loss to reduce it.
It’s all about love.
What you focus on grows, both good and bad.
Love the fear.
Mistakes are integral to success.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Having a personal space in your home is important.
Communication is No.1 to successful relationships.
Love brought you here and will greet you when you leave.
You are worth trusting.
Hi John-Your kindness support & knowledge does not go unnoticed-I am so grateful and lucky to have you in my life days when I am feeling out of control and overwhelmed you guide me through it-I am sure you are a guiding light to show me the way- thanks
John is a very skilful, empathetic & caring therapist. He has exceptional listening abilities which enables him to identify core issues in a very short time period. He creates a safe & nurturing space where his clients feel comfortable. My partner & I feel very confident that John has the necessary skills to empower us to work through our personal challenges and help us create the strong loving relationship we both feel we deserve.
My experience with John’s counselling was eye opening. John has a wealth of experience and knowledge. He helped me to understand the root cause of my issues and made me feel at ease with empathy and compassion. He helped me to accept some hard choices and guided me to the realisation that those choices were in the best interest, for my wellbeing and mental health. It was my first session with John and I will continue to utilise his service in the future.
John is person who can feel your pain and is there to help and guide you what’s best. The environment is relaxed and calm. Even though I cried John made me feel calm. I would highly recommend John thank you again I look forward to my next session.
Today I went to Johns place, for the first time. I am mature age, and having only been to one other councillor in my life, I was hoping that he would be good. I know I need help, I've had some tough things to navigate in life so far, and I'm in some heavy weather right now. I left feeling much better, and starting to make a list of the next things for us to discuss. He was relaxing, clearly experienced, and competent. Thank you John.
First time meeting John Although I spent most of our session explaining my life so far he had a positive and understanding response and also left me questioning myself in a good way.
First time ever going to a councillor , and very unsure ! , but all I can say is that John made me feel at ease straight away . His compassion , warmth , knowledge , has more than exceeded my high expectations and after one session has finally put me on the right path for the beginning of the rest of my life , looking forward to meeting with him again . Highly recommend
Welcome to new clients and Welcome Back to my wonderful existing clients.
All in-person sessions are held at John’s Place in Gosford (find me video) or book a ZOOM or Telehealth session.
For client reviews and testimonials, please see my Google reviews.
I look forward to working with you.
