Dr. Ruth Alice Morgan-Jones, BACP
40 years in practice
Dr. Ruth Alice Morgan-Jones brings four decades of experience to her counselling work in the United Kingdom.
License and registration
- BACP
- 13516 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Ruth
Dr. Ruth Alice Morgan-Jones brings four decades of experience to her counselling work in the United Kingdom. She holds an MA in social work and a PhD from the London School of Economics, and she is a BACP member.
Ruth supports people facing relationship strains and other life stresses with a calm, direct style. She trained originally as a social worker and later studied family therapy. Her background includes founding and leading a charity that supported people with special needs and their families.
Background and approach
That clinical and organisational experience shapes her practical approach to problems at home and at work. Ruth uses a mix of approaches drawn from Jungian ideas, attachment theory, client-centred listening, narrative work, and psychodynamic thinking. In sessions she focuses on helping people gain insight, rebuild confidence, and take the next steps they want.
She tends to keep explanations clear and uses everyday language. She has a particular interest in intercultural relationships and has researched that topic. Ruth also offers help around grief, parenting strains, anxiety, trauma and many relationship concerns.
She is experienced supporting people with long-term health conditions and the stresses of caregiving. Practical needs are part of her work. She is an excellent lipreader and has a history of providing diversity training to charities and agencies.
People who prefer thoughtful, experienced guidance during change often find her approach helpful.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ruth lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ruth names
- Jungian Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches in online therapy and what they offer
Jungian therapy looks at symbols, personal stories and patterns to help people understand deeper parts of themselves. It can be helpful for people wanting to make sense of recurring themes in relationships, identity or life direction.Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional responses. It is often used when people want to improve intimacy, trust or coping in close relationships.
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the front and uses active listening and empathy to help them find their own solutions. This approach supports people who need space to talk things through and build confidence at their own pace.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, listen to preferences and try methods that fit the person's needs. Treatment is collaborative and can change as understanding grows.
Online therapy offers practical benefits such as flexible scheduling and easier access across locations. Video calls let people talk face to face, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging can be used for ongoing reflection. These options make it simpler to fit sessions around work, family and other commitments while still receiving consistent support from a registered or accredited professional.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship issues, grief, parenting, anxiety, depression and many other concerns listed in her profile, including trauma, eating and sleeping problems, and career changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines listening from a client-centred stance with psychodynamic and Jungian ideas. Sessions aim to build insight and practical steps people can use to move forward.
How much experience does she have?
She has around 40 years of counselling and clinical experience, including founding and leading a charity for people with special needs and their families.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and circumstances.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions run via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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