About me
I'm Jonathan Goldsmith, a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, and a coach, and my company is called Be More You. "Be More You" came about when someone asked me to describe what being a therapist and my personal and professional development journey had done for me. I realised I felt "much more me", happier with the person I had become and more comfortable inside my own 'skin'. This stuck with me, and 'Be More You' was born. At the core of all my work is the belief that people are full of the potential to be amazing! I don't see anyone as being broken or in need of 'fixing'. We all have strengths and capabilities inside us. I see that my work is to help you connect to these resources to create the life you want, to equip you to meet the world in all of its glorious splendour and messy, complex challenges with equanimity. The role of therapy: The path to 'being more you' may not always be the straightest one: Often, we are not be taught how to deal with our sadness, anger or anxiety and still be ourselves. We can learn to be 'less than' through childhood experiences via our families, schooling or communities and receive negative messages about who we are. Sometimes we may also experience trauma or adversity that we can't process by ourselves. Left unchecked or unresolved, any of these can turn into 'symptoms' such as depression, anxiety, addiction, obsessive thinking, low self-esteem and an inability to self-care. However, if experience has taught us how to suffer, we can relearn better ways of being! And this is where therapy comes in; as human beings, we all can get to the point where we need some help and support to create choices for ourselves where previously we felt stuck. Be More You is about connecting you to all of you! -- How I work: I am trained in several therapeutic modalities, including body-based work, counselling, different types of coaching, and I have an extensive background in hypnotherapy. I see every human as being unique! No two clients are ever the same, so no two therapeutic journies should be the same. I start from a place of curiosity to get to know the individual who decides to work with me. I then tailor my approach to fit my client's needs. Therapy for me should be a practical experience: my adage is that 'therapy is therapy when a client can leave a session and integrate the work back into their lives.' I will work with you to develop the tools you need to make the changes you want. If we're going to learn how to get physically fit, we may seek help from a personal trainer; I look at therapy as being like a personal trainer for our mental and emotional selves. -- Who do I work with- Before being a therapist, I had 20 years of background working in the creative arts, which has left me with a lifelong fascination with what it means to be 'creative'. I have a natural affinity and work extensively with clients from creative industries, from fashion to food, artists, performers, writers, or people who work behind the scenes in music or film or who work in events marketing and branding. I still work on various creative projects outside of my therapeutic work, supporting and collaborating with artists, musicians, chefs, actors, and performers. As well as being something that I'm deeply passionate about it informs my therapeutic work with creative clients. This has led to me working on a range of projects, including curating immersive dining experiences in New York, working with film directors for fashion house Balenciaga and helping design VR experiences for the Tate.
14 years
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English
Type of sessions available
In person
Online
Areas of expertise
Anxiety
Depression
Family issues
Trauma
Cultural issues
Social anxiety
Relationship diversity
Physical abuse
Self-esteem
Loneliness
Finding meaning
Burnout/Work-Related Stress
Fees
Average session fee:
£80.00
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Therapy offered
Integrative
Hypnotherapy
Relational
Transpersonal
Trauma-informed
Narrative therapy
Client groups
Adults
Couples
Training and qualifications
PSYCHOTHERAPY 2016 PG Dip Contemporary PsychotherapyBeeleaf School of Contemporary Psychotherapy 2016 Generative Psychotherapy: Self-Relations Integration of Mindfulness and the Creative UnconsciousStephen Gilligan 2015 Advanced Patterns of PsychotherapyAwaken School of Outcome Oriented Psychotherapy 2013 Intermediate Certificate in Contemporary PsychotherapyBeeLeaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy 2013 Psychopathology in Psychotherapeutic PracticeBeeLeaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy 2013 Human Development and SexualityBeeLeaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy 2013 Ethical Practice in PsychotherapyBeeLeaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy ON-GOING 2014 PG Dip Outcome Oriented PsychotherapyAwaken School of Outcome Oriented Psychotherapy COACHING 2015-2016 Generative Coaching with Robert Dilts and Stephen Gilligan Lead Assistant IAGC HYPNOSIS AND TRANCE 2012 Generative Trance with Stephen GilliganField Learning Ltd 2013 Basic Training in Generative TranceStephen Gilligan 2013 Intermediate Training in Generative TranceStephen Gilligan 2013 Advanced Training in Generative TranceStephen Gilligan 2013 Generative Coaching WorkshopNLP School Ltd 2013 Mindfulness and Trance: A Third Generation ApproachCalabor 2014 Advanced Generative TranceStephen Gilligan 2015 Advanced Generative TranceStephen Gilligan 2015 General Qualification in Hypnotherapy PracticeGHR 2016 Advanced Generative TranceStephen Gilligan 2017 Advanced Supervision in Generative Trance Stephen Gilligan 2017 Advanced Qualification in Hypnotherapy Practice ADPR GHR 2017 Generative Presence Assisting Team NLP Academy/Stephen Gilligan 2017-8 Generative Trance Certification Assisting Team Institute Neuron/Stephen Gilligan NLP 2011 NLP Practitioner CertificatePPD Learning 2012 NLP Master Practitioner CertificatePPD Learning 2012 NLP Master Practitioner CertificateSociety of NLP 2012 NLP Master Practitioner CertificateNLPU 2012 NLP Trainer and Consultancy CertificateNLPU 2013 NLP Master PractitionerBeeleaf 2011 Passion in Action; Social Change and LeadershipPPD Learning 2013 Advanced Patterns in LanguageSociety of NLP I also have 2000+ hours of assisting on NLP Programmes with PPD Learning
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