John Darling, BACP

John Darling is a UK-based therapist with 20 years of clinical experience who works with people facing a wide range of life challenges. He approaches therapy as a collaborative process, helping individuals and couples explore the coping patterns that once helped them but now limit their ability to live the life they want. His practice emphasises a trusting working relationship in which difficult subjects can be explored with compassion and curiosity, and where practical plans can be made to untangle thoughts, feelings and behaviours that no longer serve the client.

Integrative in approach, John draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy, selecting techniques to match each person or couple he works with. He aims to keep discussions free of technical jargon so that clients understand the focus and purpose of the work. Depending on need, work may be brief to address a transient crisis or longer term to address deeper rooted patterns.

John has supported people with concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating and intimacy-related issues, depression, ADHD and career difficulties, among other areas. He also brings attention to related topics such as attachment and abandonment, adoption and foster care, aging, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, caregiver stress, codependency and communication problems. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), which is a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. John works with international clients and is based in the United Kingdom. He is not currently accepting new clients.