Anxiety & school pressure
Worry, overthinking, academic pressure or feeling overwhelmed by school and expectations.
Youth counselling
A steady place to talk things through
Warm, strengths-based support for preteens and teenagers in Howick or online when Jonathan's experience and approach are an appropriate fit.
Counselling that starts with connection
You do not need to have the right words before you begin.
For many young people, feeling comfortable with the counsellor matters just as much as the tools or techniques used in the room.
Jonathan takes a collaborative, age-appropriate approach that prioritises rapport, choice and the young person's own strengths. Sessions can make room for what is happening now, build language for difficult experiences and develop practical ways of coping.
Where a parent or caregiver is involved, expectations around privacy, communication and safety are discussed clearly so the young person has a meaningful counselling space while caregivers understand how they can support the process.
Booking for a young person
Parents and caregivers are welcome to book on their behalf.
The young person is the counselling client, even when a parent or caregiver arranges the appointment.
When using online booking, please make the appointment in the young person's name so the correct client record is created. Jonathan can clarify parent or caregiver contact details, consent, confidentiality and practical arrangements before the first session where needed.
If you are unsure whether youth counselling is the right fit, or the booking form does not give you a clear way to enter the young person's details, contact Jonathan first and he can help you get started.
Reasons young people come
Support for the things that can feel hard to carry alone
Youth counselling can focus on one concern or several things that are overlapping at the same time.
Bullying & belonging
Friendship difficulties, bullying, exclusion or feeling as though you do not quite fit in.
Confidence & identity
Self-esteem, identity, body image, values or trying to understand who you are becoming.
Big feelings
Anger, frustration, stress or emotions that feel difficult to understand, express or regulate.
Family & relationships
Changes at home, family tension, separation or relationship difficulties that are affecting day-to-day life.
Change & transition
Moving, changing schools, grief, loss or other significant changes that are hard to make sense of alone.
Gumboot Friday funded support
A Gumboot Friday practitioner.
Jonathan is a registered practitioner on the Gumboot Friday counselling platform, an I AM HOPE initiative.
Gumboot Friday currently provides funded counselling for young people aged 25 and under. If you are seeking Gumboot Friday-funded sessions, use the Gumboot Friday service so its current eligibility and funding process can be applied. Standard Four Pillars bookings can be made directly through the live booking page.
Visit Gumboot Friday for funded counselling information ↗Finding the right fit
Youth counselling is offered when Jonathan's experience and approach are a good match for the young person's needs. If a different or more specialised service would be more appropriate, that can be discussed before or during the work.
Ready when you are
Ready to see what is available?
View live availability for a standard youth counselling session, or get in touch first if you want to check whether Jonathan is the right fit.