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Dr Payne is a knowledgeable therapist who helped me greatly in dealing with the abuse I experienced in my 13 year marriage which ended November 2022. I was thoroughly confused as to what had happened to me during this period. Dr Payne helped me come to terms with the signs of this abuse. At a time where I needed a professional to speak with, Dr Payne came through. I would have loved to have carried on with my therapy but personal circumstances (work etc) got in the way. Thanks so much for your help John.

Dr John is extremely easy to talk to. He shows empathy. He listens without judgement. He validates my feelings and empowers me to express my issues and to be vulnerable. He creates a safe environment. He is consistent and has a very even and approachable style. He gives me great book references and understands and supports my wish to get to a place where I can return to work after 5 years.

He is a very easy person to converse with. He not only listens, but he also provides sound advice when asked. Every week, I eagerly anticipate his sessions.

Dr Payne helped me explore and understand traumatic events in the past, to shed light on my behaviour in the present. From there I have found more about myself and my talents and feel happier, more secure and more resilient. Well worth it.

I have tried counselling previously but had never felt comfortable enough to open up. John is very easy to talk to and creates an environment in which I felt safe and comfortable to talk. I went to John with suspected BPD, but now it seems that it is PTSD. I have been going almost weekly for approx. 6 months now. He is helping me through an incredibly difficult period of my life and has given me the strength and motivation to keep going.

Our sessions helped me understand how to lead a more stable life, and he provided me with a variety of different methods to help with my treatment so that it was easier to find one that worked best for me. He helped me question my own thinking to change my negative behaviors and thoughts. I have seen therapists before, however I felt that my sessions with John have been most effective in the treatment of my BPD. He was also supportive of my being a student and therefore was very flexible with the arrangements of our appointments.

John is very neutral and direct, which I like. His conduct is very professional so I felt comfortable quite quickly divulging personal details to him. He has shown me practical tools and strategies to help my anxiety and sleeplessness. We always discuss the issues I want to discuss and he's quick to direct me to solutions and ideas that help, as well as reading materials and other sources that are always spot on. John is helping my self-esteem enormously as I am learning to be less self-critical and to utilise personality traits that I always thought were negative in a positive and constructive way. I would not hesitate to recommend John to others.

Money well spent. An hour of sanity to refresh your outlook. Looking forward to changing my mindset with this support.

Seeing John was an effortless and rewarding experience. I went from being in crisis to understanding myself and having an exciting outlook on the future with all the tools I need for the second half of my life! I would recommend John without a moments hesitation! Regardless of how big or small... immediate or casual you think your concern is... John's calm and understanding nature combined with extensive skills and learning is all you could need to maximise your potential and embrace life!

Very good listener and asks open questions to generate deep thought and reflection. Very understanding and has been extremely helpful and supportive helping massively for me to understand the key issues and potential remedies.

John is very easy to talk to and I truly believe he listened to my troubles. Through expressing myself he was able to focus on my concerns and helped me to the steps to my recovery. It is a working progress and for me I feel he has guided me and supported me and I now believe I am worth fighting for. Thank you.

John treats me as an individual and is not patronising in his manner. I feel that John is compassionate, open minded and has more of a sense of humour than therapists I've seen previously. I would definitely recommend him.

Extremely knowledgable and understanding. Was made to feel very comfortable when discussing issues that were uncomfortable to talk about. I feel as if the sessions have helped me enormously.

So glad we found John, my 17 year old daughter was suffering with terrible anxiety before she started her therapy sessions. She found that John put her at her ease and very easy to talk to, after every session she would come out as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. It's so lovely to have my daughter so relaxed, happy and with a much more positive outlook on life. I don't think we would have got this far so quickly if it wasn't for John. I cannot thank John enough for all his help and support, money well spent as far as we are concerned.

John is an incredibly understanding, helpful and thoughtful therapist. I was totally against the idea of ever speaking to anyone regarding the issues I have, but John made it incredibly easy for me to open up about a number of problems. John is non judgemental and guides me to resolve the issues in a calm and effective manner that suits me. He has worked wonders for my confidence and self esteem, helped with my lack of sleep and stress levels and I would highly recommend John to anyone that is in need of therapy.

Easy to talk to and very understanding. He has helped me deal with my issues and has a lot of knowledge.

Excellent listener, friendly, non-judgemental and a great counsellor.

John's ability to reason with my emotions was exceptional, he was able to logically explain what I was going through from a psychological perspective, when I wasn't 100% sure myself. He gave me good advice, he taught me how to cope with my depression, gradually, as each week went on, I found as long as I followed his excellent advice, I'd begin to feel better than the week before. I can now honestly say, thanks to everything that John has helped me with, I've never felt better, I owe this man a great thanks for all the help he has given me. I would be more than happy to recommend Dr John Payne to anyone, friend, family or strangers, he has a lot of experience with his work, and he's clearly good at what he does.

John is a warm, friendly, kind person who makes you feel like you're opening up to a long standing friend. He is helping me work through childhood emotional neglect and sleep problems. I bounce out of our sessions feeling lighter and full of purpose. I no longer fear that I will always feel this way, I have hope that I can heal in time. He has helped me to understand the reasons why I feel the way I do and made me realise that I am not alone. I look forward to where this journey will take me and I am so glad that I have found John to guide me along the way.

Dr Payne was of great help to me, it was great to have a friendly face to listen to my problems and help me to understand my worries. I would call on him again if the need should ever arise.

John is very easy to speak to and provides a safe and comfortable environment to talk in. He is very understanding and compassionate and has helped me immensely in my recovery.

With a remarkable ability to listen and provide insight with compassion and guidance, Dr. John Payne has helped me to realise and start to understand my thoughts and resulting feelings and actions and I finally feel that I am making progress towards recovery. I have finally begun to challenge and rationalise my thoughts and perceptions.