Hello,
I'm Jonnie Hill.

I’m a counsellor, psychotherapist and group work practitioner based near the beautiful Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland. I work with adults aged 18 and over, offering individual counselling and psychotherapy as well as group work.

 

I see therapy as a space where we can slow things down, pay attention to what is happening beneath the surface and begin to make sense of experiences that can sometimes feel confusing, painful or difficult to put into words.

 

My way of working is relational, thoughtful and integrative. I draw on different therapeutic approaches according to the person I am working with, rather than expecting everyone to fit the same model. At the centre of my practice is a belief that you are the expert on your own life. My role is not to tell you who you are or what you should do, but to offer a relationship in which you can explore those things for yourself.

 

My background

 

My route into psychotherapy has been varied, but, as with many people who choose this profession, my experience of therapy began as a client. Experiencing the value of having a space in which I could explore my own life, relationships and experiences helped shape my interest in psychotherapy and, eventually, my decision to train as a therapist.

 

My professional background was in corporate communications in the NHS before I completed an MSc in Counselling Psychology at Keele University in 2015. I subsequently worked as a therapist in private practice and with organisations including LGBT Foundation and Survivors Manchester, supporting people with a range of emotional and relational difficulties, including experiences of trauma.

 

Alongside individual therapy practice, I have developed a particular interest in group work. In 2025 I completed the Institute of Group Analysis Diploma in Group Work Practice, a two-year specialist training in group work with Group Analysis North in Manchester. I have experience facilitating groups and working with the complex ways in which our relationships with other people can shape how we understand ourselves.

 

For several years I also worked as an ordained minister. That work involved accompanying people through many of life’s significant experiences: bereavement, illness, crisis, relationship difficulties, loneliness, family conflict, questions of identity and periods of profound change.

 

Although I'm no longer in full-time ordained ministry, that experience remains part of my professional journey and has deepened my understanding of the complexity of people’s lives.

 

A little more about my background

 

My therapy practice is separate from my work in the church. I work with people of all faiths and none, and I don’t bring a particular religious belief or agenda into therapy.

 

For some people, questions of faith, spirituality or meaning are an important part of their lives and may naturally become part of our work together. For others, they won’t be relevant at all. Either is completely fine.

 

I am committed to providing an inclusive and affirming space for people from different backgrounds, identities, beliefs, relationships and ways of living. What matters to me is creating a therapeutic relationship in which you can be yourself and explore your experience without fear of judgement.

 

How I work

 

My original clinical training was integrative and humanistic, and my subsequent training in group work is based in psychoanalytic theory and practice. But I don’t believe there is a single way of doing therapy that works for everyone. We will think together about what you need and what kind of approach might be helpful.

 

Sometimes therapy involves making sense of the past. Sometimes it is about understanding what is happening in the present. Sometimes it is about relationships, identity, difficult emotions or significant changes in your life. Often, it is a mixture of these things.

 

My aim is to offer a space that is both compassionate and thoughtful: somewhere you can bring difficult things, but also a place where there can be curiosity, humour, challenge and hope.

 

You don’t need to arrive knowing exactly what is wrong or what you want to change. We can begin with where you are.

 

If you’d like to find out whether therapy with me might be right for you, you’re welcome to get in touch.