Dr. John Hilsdon , BACP

Dr. John Hilsdon is a UK-based therapist with 24 years of clinical experience and registration with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which recognises professional practice in the UK. He specialises in helping people navigate stress and anxiety, cope with addictions, work through relationship problems, and manage grief and depression, and he brings additional focus to issues such as cancer-related concerns, first responder challenges, men’s issues, midlife transitions, and obsessive-compulsive difficulties.

He adopts a compassionate, nonjudgmental stance that encourages open expression of thoughts and feelings, working alongside each person to explore what matters most to them. By combining a client-centered emphasis on empathy and listening with existential exploration of meaning and life choices, he supports clients in identifying realistic steps toward a more fulfilling life. Seeking change can be daunting, and he aims to empower people as they take those first steps toward greater wellbeing and clarity.

Dr. Hilsdon’s practice is informed by long experience across a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns, and he seeks to create a collaborative therapeutic relationship that respects each person’s pace and goals.

Client-Centered and Existential Therapy Delivered Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an empathic, accepting environment where the therapist follows the client’s lead, listens deeply, and supports self-discovery and personal growth. It can be particularly helpful for stress, anxiety, relationship strains, and depression by strengthening a person’s capacity to understand and accept their own feelings.

Existential Therapy explores questions of meaning, choice, and responsibility, helping people to confront life transitions, mourning, midlife concerns, and issues around life purpose. This approach encourages reflection on values and the freedoms and limits that shape each person’s choices.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work, and the therapist will collaborate with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Decisions about focus and pace are made together so the process feels tailored and manageable.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to access licensed professionals from different locations and at convenient times. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit therapy around other commitments, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable.