Jason Shepherd Counselling

11/09/2025

In my most recent blog post, I explore what is meant by the phrase "inner child", and how we can listen to, understand, and heal our child selves. Check it out here:

https://www.jasonshepherdcounselling.co.uk/post/the-inner-child

Questions or comments? Please share!

When we listen to and accept our "inner child", we allow ourselves to heal from things that have hurt us in the past.

27/07/2025

Emotions can be confusing and disturbing, but if we understand them instead of fighting them, we can recognise and meet the needs that drive them. In my latest blog post, I look at ways we can understand the needs underneath our emotions and how we can meet those needs, instead of trying to resist or repress our difficult emotions. Check out the post here:

https://www.jasonshepherdcounselling.co.uk/post/emotions-and-needs

Got thoughts? Please share in the comments! Thanks for reading!

Emotions can be confusing and disturbing, but if we understand them instead of fighting them, we can recognise and meet the needs that drive them.

27/05/2025

In the final part of this three-part series, we look at what forms defensiveness can take and how to respond to defensiveness when we're setting boundaries. If you've got thoughts, please feel free to share in the comments. Thanks for watching!

16/04/2025

In Part 2 of this series, I discuss setting boundaries using our actions, including the importance of being consistent with our own boundaries and following through on our decisions. Share your thoughts in the comments, and thanks for watching!

01/04/2025

You can now find me on the Psychology Today directory of providers! Check out my profile here:

Jason Michael Shepherd, Psychotherapist, York, YO31, 01347 668100, Hi, thank you for checking out my profile! I'm Jason, a licensed and registered psychotherapist with experience serving the LGBTQ+ community, immigrant communities, the unhoused, and University students. I work in a Narrative style,....

19/03/2025

In this video, the first of a new three-part series, I talk about how to set and hold appropriate boundaries using words. Thoughts about ways of setting boundaries? Please share in the comments! Thanks for watching!

14/02/2025

In the final part of this series, I discuss work relationships and how strong boundaries can help you maintain a healthy work-life balance. Thanks for watching!

24/01/2025

In this video, I talk about how boundaries work in friendships, and how strong boundaries can create strong friendships.

Got thoughts on how boundaries can work in friendships? Please share them in the comments!

03/01/2025

In this video I discuss how boundaries operate in romantic relationships, and why maintaining healthy boundaries is essential for sustainable relationships. Share your thoughts on boundaries and romantic relationships in the comments, and thanks for watching!

10/12/2024

In this video I discuss what makes boundaries important in family relationships, and what can happen if boundaries aren't maintained. Got thoughts on boundaries in families? Please share them in the comments!

26/11/2024

This is the first in a five-part video series discussing how boundaries work in different kinds of relationships. In this series we'll look at boundaries in families, romantic relationships, friendships, and work relationships.

If you have thoughts about boundaries in relationships, please feel free to share these in the comments. Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoy this video series!

08/11/2024

I've written a post responding to the recent Presidential Election in the USA. You can read it at the link below, but to summarise: I believe that the negative rhetoric used by Donald Trump during his campaigns has had a negative effect on the mental health of the vulnerable populations he's attacked, and I believe this negative effect is only likely to increase now that he's been re-elected to the Presidency. It is my commitment, as a mental health provider with an emphasis on social justice, to uplift and support the vulnerable communities Trump has attempted to tear down during his campaigns. No matter who is in power, my practice will be a place of shelter and safety for immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community including trans and nonbinary people, the disabled community, and anyone else affected by the negative statements of Trump and his followers. You are seen, you are valued, you are valid, and you matter. Help is available, and you are not alone.

Read the full post here:

A statement on the 2024 presidential election in the USA, and how this may impact the mental health of the most vulnerable.