Jonathan La Fèvre
Neurodivergent Counsellor & Psychotherapist
The more we know, the less ‘normal’ anyone seems.
Jonathan is a highly qualified therapist with over eight years of experience in providing psychological interventions, both online and in-person. As a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Jonathan is committed to offering high-quality, ethical therapeutic support.
He adopts an integrative and pluralistic approach to therapy; tailoring his methods to meet the unique needs of each client drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person-Centered Therapy (PCT), and Psychodynamic theory. Jonathan is passionate about empowering overwhelmed and misunderstood individuals to explore and embrace their full selves.
Jonathan has worked with those from ethnic minority and religious backgrounds, young people, and neurodivergent individuals including those exhibiting high functioning autism (ASD) and attention-deficit traits (ADHD). Jonathan understands the unique challenges of working with children, adolescents and adults dealing with anxiety, burnout, trauma or harm from past therapeutic settings including at work or in religious institutions.
In addition to his private practice, Jonathan has served as an ‘Expert Practitioner Lecturer’ at the University of Essex, teaching Person-Centered theory and contributing to the psychosocial and psychoanalytic studies department. His dedication to professional growth is evident through his continual professional development.
Choosing the right therapist is a highly personal decision. As neurodivergent therapist himself, Jonathan believes that for those navigating a diagnosis, anxiety, trauma, or relationship challenges, working with a therapist who respects your individual experience is vital.
If you are like me, you want to know if your therapist will understand you and your story.
You want to know that they are qualified, and have the desire to be with you through life’s storms.
I want to share my story with you, so you have a sense of who you will be working with.
Change and curiosity are often feared in cultures and organisations. I want to help people see change as positive movement; toward potential, evidence for growth and curiosity as a virtue. We are multi-faceted beings on an infinite journey accompanied with challenging thoughts, feelings and beliefs.
Even the loneliest misanthrope cannot escape the company of their own mind. I want you to feel free to explore all aspects of your identity, relationships, sexuality, values, traumas, and beliefs. Be curious, explore, experience freedom.
How my passion developed…
I grew up in a religious organisation as a neurodivergent individual with my own challenges and struggles. Propelled into anxiety and depression; feeling hopeless and paralysed with fear, it felt impossible to relate to those around me. To cope with these overwhelming feelings I would spend time in nature or write, create art, and play music.
It was a challenge to make sense of the world…
The experiences I had heard from friends didn’t match my own, or how I was taught as a child. As a result, I became curious about myself and others. I would find myself further questioning my life, and that of those around me. This curiosity often involved me needing to pull away from communities and turn inwards. This isolation was painful, yet necessary for my development.
By allowing myself to ask questions about my life, my life started to become my own.
It was this separation that allowed me to undertake a challenging journey in self discovery. I found the space to reflect on my own needs, and found that I was better able to reach out and make connections with others in my own way. Such difficult adventures happen more than once, and I am honored by the trust shown by those who seek help in undertaking these journeys.
Why I became a therapist
Deconstructing and exploring aspects of my life such as trauma, identity, faith, relationships, values; became and continues to be an essential, and healthy part of my development. It has enabled me to help those who are struggling, isolated, misunderstood or marginalized by both outside and inside of their communities.
It often brings me a sense of fulfillment being with others in their journeys; helping them to discover themselves and how they relate to others. Each of us have unique life stories and make meaning in our own way.
What’s your story?
Education
Neurodiversity in the therapy world - BACP
MA Psychodynamic Counselling (& Psychotherapy) - UoE
The Beauty of Dying (Suicidal Ideation) - David Miller - UoE
Working with Soul (Religious Minorities) - BACP
Health Advising - NHS
BA Counselling and Therapeutic Practice - USW
Abnormal Psychology - CPE
Lifestyle and Health’s Impact on Psychological Wellbeing - BCCC
Supporting Women from Minority Ethnic Groups (Cultural Minorities) - BAWSO
Working with Grief - St David’s Hospice
Psychological First Aid - JHU OL
Experience
Private Practice - Anxiety, Relationships, Burnout, Stress Management, Neurodivergence.
University of Essex - ‘Expert Practitioner Lecturer’ for Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Private Mental Health Clinic - Self Harm, Relationship Issues, Family/Relationship Dynamics, Childhood Trauma, Aspergers (ASD), ADHD, OCD, Social Anxiety, Identity, Sexuality
The Mix - Online Counselling Young People - Family issues, Bullying, Anxiety, Depression
Womans Aid RCT - Domestic Abuse
Teaching Mental Health Topics - VM
Bridge Christian Counselling Centre - BCCC - Adults, Addiction, Trauma, Grief, Relationships, Shame, Beliefs, Scapegoating
Musica - Music workshops for disadvantaged young people