Jon Miller

I aim to support my clients in exploring their full potential in life. In doing so, I work with many forms of suffering.

The issues I work with

People come to therapy for many reasons. Sometimes it鈥檚 an acute issue: anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and so on. Other times, suffering is more a feeling that something鈥檚 not right: life feels hard, or you don鈥檛 feel like you鈥檙e really living, or you鈥檙e caught in old patterns.

My guiding philosophy

I believe that humans have an inbuilt capability for healing. If obstacles are removed, we are free to grow into mature, fully realized adults 鈥� just as an acorn will naturally develop into an oak tree. My role as your therapist isn鈥檛 to 鈥渇ix鈥� you 鈥� it鈥檚 to help you identify blocks and patterns in your way, unlocking your own natural potential.

My background

I鈥檝e worked with people from all walks of life. For many years, I was an advisor to senior leaders in business. I鈥檝e worked with young offenders coming out of prison, people experiencing homelessness, and those struggling with addiction. I鈥檝e sat in the client鈥檚 chair for hundreds of hours of my own personal therapy, and so I know how these conversations can help us make sense of life, with all its joys and sorrows.

Training

I am trained in an integration of different therapy approaches, which means I can adapt to each client鈥檚 needs as the therapy unfolds. The approaches I may work with include psychoanalytic (focusing on childhood development and early trauma), humanistic (looking at present experiences, beliefs and aspirations) and transpersonal (perhaps working with story, archetypes and dreams). I am also a qualified yoga teacher and may take a somatic perspective on our work together, looking at how trauma can be stored in the body.

How I work

We all have a deep need to be understood, to feel that another human gets it, and so I offer my clients an accepting, non-judgmental presence, so that together we can safely explore whatever difficulties are present.

An inclusive space

I鈥檝e worked with people who identify as queer, trans and non-binary, as well as people from a wide range of cultural, ethnic and racial backgrounds. I welcome clients of all faiths and none. I try not to make assumptions, but instead to meet each person as they are, with curiosity and respect.

Effectiveness in therapy

Ultimately, therapy is successful when it helps clients to become more fully themselves. There is no magic cure for our pain, but therapy can tend our wounds, allowing us to change the way we see ourselves and the world, and helping us to more fully experience being alive. 

I offer a free 20-minute phone consultation so you can get a sense of how I work.

Then, our first full session will be a chance to get to know each other. I鈥檒l ask about what鈥檚 brought you to therapy, any relevant background, and what you鈥檙e hoping for. There鈥檚 no pressure to share everything straight away鈥攚e鈥檒l go at a pace that feels comfortable for you.

The session generally follows this flow:

- Settle in & practicalities 鈥� A quick orientation to the space.

- Confidentiality check-in 鈥� We鈥檒l outline privacy limits and I鈥檒l answer any questions.

- Your story & goals 鈥� You talk; I listen and help clarify themes.

- Initial aims 鈥� We may sketch out one to three early goals.

- Wrap-up 鈥� We reflect on how it felt, answer questions, and book the next session if it feels right.