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Mignon Johnson

Mignon Johnson, BACP

United Kingdom

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BACP counsellor - trauma and relationships

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Attachment-based work
  • Client-centred practice

About Mignon

Mignon Johnson is a BACP counsellor with 10 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with people carrying stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, addiction and issues around intimacy, parenting and self-esteem. She also supports people facing career changes, bipolar management, ADHD, compassion fatigue and other life transitions.

Mignon trained with an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling that was BACP accredited. Her work draws on humanistic and psychodynamic ideas alongside behavioural approaches. She uses person-centred ways of working such as acknowledging and validating what a client brings to the room.

In sessions she combines elements from different methods to suit a person’s goals. That can include acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-informed discussions and cognitive-behavioural techniques. The emphasis is on practical, here-and-now work that touches on feelings, thoughts and behaviour.

She has undertaken further professional development in bereavement work, pluralistic therapy, NLP practitioner skills, outdoor therapy and understanding domestic violence and abuse. Those trainings inform how she responds to trauma, loss, attachment wounds and complex life stressors.

Mignon describes therapy as a collaborative process. She listens for each person’s priorities and works alongside them to identify helpful steps. People who want to talk through guilt, shame, abandonment or attachment-related concerns may find this approach relevant.

How her approaches translate to online work

Mignon draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based work and client-centred practice in her sessions. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings and choosing actions that reflect personal values; it can help with anxiety, shame and life changes. Attachment-based work looks at early relationship patterns and how they shape current connections, which is useful for intimacy and abandonment concerns. Client-centred practice emphasises listening, validation and the client’s own priorities to build clarity and direction.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss different methods with the client and together they decide what fits best based on goals and preferences. That collaborative discussion continues as therapy progresses and can adapt if priorities change.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight and reduce the need for travel. Some formats use less bandwidth or do not require being on camera, which can help on days when a quieter, simpler session is preferable. Registered or accredited professionals often use these practical options to make therapy more manageable alongside everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)HypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she focus on?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief and intimacy-related concerns among others.

How would she approach shame or guilt?

She uses person-centred listening alongside techniques from acceptance and commitment and attachment-based approaches to help people talk through shame and guilt.

How much experience does she have?

She has 10 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of issues including trauma, grief and relational concerns.

What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Sessions are offered to international clients and she provides work in English.

Which session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list specific formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are sessions charged?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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