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MEdPsychol (Psychology of Education), Dip (Hypnotherapy), MBPS, MBAThH
At the heart of Jonny's work is a simple but powerful belief: we all need to feel that we belong. When that sense of belonging is truly felt — not just given, but internalised — it becomes a wellspring for mental wellbeing and flourishing. It's a principle that shapes everything Jonny does, in his professional life and beyond, and it's what he brings to every young person, educator, and youth worker he works with.
Jonny has been a Life Coach and Hypnotherapist since 2004, and since 2016 has specialised in coaching and training young people, educators and youth workers around wellbeing and resilience — working across the full spectrum of neurodiverse and neurotypical individuals. In 2017, he chaired the Mental Health in Schools Conference on behalf of Worth-it.
He holds an MA in the Psychology of Education from the Institute of Education, UCL, alongside a Diploma in Hypnotherapy, and is an Advanced Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. He is currently completing an Advanced Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapy at the National College of Hypno-Psychotherapy. Jonny is a member of the British Psychological Society, a trainee member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy, and a member of both the British Association of Therapeutic Hypnosis and NLP Practitioners and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council.
His published research includes 'An exploratory investigation of variables related to quality of working life and emotional exhaustion in a nationwide sample of Special Educational Needs Coordinators' (Institute of Education, UCL, 2010).
Baker, J. (2010). An exploratory Investigation of variables related to quality of working life and emotional exhaustion in a nationwide sample of Special Educational Needs Coordinators. Institute of Education, University College London. London, UK.
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Jonny believes we all need to feel that we belong — and that internalising this belonging is a wellspring for mental wellbeing. A Life Coach and Hypnotherapist since 2004, he has coached and trained young people, educators and youth workers in wellbeing and resilience since 2016, across neurodiverse and neurotypical groups alike.
FULL INTRODUCTION
At the heart of Jonny's work is a simple but powerful belief: we all need to feel that we belong. When that sense of belonging is truly felt — not just given, but internalised — it becomes a wellspring for mental wellbeing and flourishing. It's a principle that shapes everything Jonny does, in his professional life and beyond, and it's what he brings to every young person, educator, and youth worker he works with.
Jonny has been a Life Coach and Hypnotherapist since 2004, and since 2016 has specialised in coaching and training young people, educators and youth workers around wellbeing and resilience — working across the full spectrum of neurodiverse and neurotypical individuals. In 2017, he chaired the Mental Health in Schools Conference on behalf of Worth-it.
He holds an MA in the Psychology of Education from the Institute of Education, UCL, alongside a Diploma in Hypnotherapy, and is an Advanced Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. He is currently completing an Advanced Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapy at the National College of Hypno-Psychotherapy. Jonny is a member of the British Psychological Society, a trainee member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy, and a member of both the British Association of Therapeutic Hypnosis and NLP Practitioners and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council.
His published research includes 'An exploratory investigation of variables related to quality of working life and emotional exhaustion in a nationwide sample of Special Educational Needs Coordinators' (Institute of Education, UCL, 2010).
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
PASSIONS AND INTERESTS
Jonny is aware that the chips are down in our current world and that there is an urgent need to develop flourishing, resilient and responsible people to take positive action for the greater good. He is passionate about this interplay and interdependence of personal and social development. It is both his life’s purpose and greatest pleasure to maximise his impact in this area.
Professional MEMBERSHIPS
PUBLICATIONS
Baker, J. (2010). An exploratory Investigation of variables related to quality of working life and emotional exhaustion in a nationwide sample of Special Educational Needs Coordinators. Institute of Education, University College London. London, UK.
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