Dr. Ruth Alice Morgan-Jones, BACP

Dr. Ruth Alice Morgan-Jones brings four decades of clinical experience to her practice. She trained originally as a social worker in Chicago, completed a PhD at the London School of Economics, and holds a diploma in Family Therapy. She is a BACP member and has run services supporting people with special needs and their families.

Ruth combines psychodynamic roots with a flexible mix of approaches. She draws on ideas from Carl Rogers, C G Jung, narrative perspectives and systemic thinking. In sessions she aims to empower people so they can move into the next stage of life.

Her work often focuses on relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting and the stresses of daily life. She also supports people with anxiety, depression, bipolar and issues such as body image and eating. There is particular interest in LGBT matters, trauma, abandonment and attachment issues.

Ruth has researched intercultural couples and continues to write on that topic. Past roles include founding and leading a charity that supported people with hearing loss and their families, where she also developed lipreading skills that help her work effectively with people with hearing differences.

Sessions are informed by long clinical experience and a practical aim: help people talk through what matters, spot patterns that hold them back, and try new ways of behaving. She works from the United Kingdom and offers appointments to international clients in English.

How her approaches inform online counselling

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current bonds and patterns. It can help when trust, abandonment or closeness cause repeated conflict or anxiety in relationships.

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises a respectful, non-judgemental listening style. It focuses on the person’s experience and supports them to find their own answers rather than imposing solutions.

Psychodynamic and Jungian ideas explore underlying patterns, personal stories and symbolic material that influence feelings and behaviour. These approaches can be useful when clients want to understand long-standing habits or recurring relationship themes.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals and preferences and together agree what to try. That collaborative process helps tailor the methods used as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats directly before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people join from different locations, which can be useful for those living apart or based overseas.