You’re here because you want something to change.
Maybe you’ve been feeling anxious, stuck, or like you’re not the person you want to be. Perhaps there’s a relationship that’s weighing you down. Whatever led you here, your situation is unique. And so is your path forward.
I’m Jon Sedarati, a UK-registered therapist who has spent over 8 years helping people change their lives.
I start by listening. There’s no label, no lecture, no script telling you how you “should” live. Instead, we figure out what change you actually want, then forge a path forward together.
Your desired change might be establishing a fulfilling relationship, breaking an addiction, or simply finding peace with who you are.
I’ve worked with clients in over 60 countries, and while every person is unique, the pattern is clear: the people who change are the ones who keep showing up.
I won’t downplay it — meaningful change takes work. But you don’t have to do it alone, and you don’t need to have all the answers to get started.
The first step is just a conversation.
Are you ready?
Jon Sedarati, MSc, MBACP
Bio
Originally from England, Jon earned a Master of Science (MSc) degree in psychology (accredited by the British Psychological Society) before receiving his Post-Graduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy (accredited by the International Family Therapy Association’s International Accreditation Commission for Systemic Therapy Education) from the Sino-American Family Therapy Institute (SAFTI) in Shanghai, China. He has worked with individuals, couples, and families, from over 60 countries and is currently a psychological counselor at Community Center Shanghai.
Jon has published articles in the Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy and is a Mad in America contributor. He has also spoken at the International Family Therapy Association’s World Therapy Congress. Jon’s areas of interest include (but are not limited to) relationship issues, sex, anxiety, addiction, and depression.
Jon sees himself as a guide, not a healer or advice-giver. His priority is listening; truly hearing where clients are and where they want to go. He believes meaningful change happens when reflection meets action. Talking illuminates paths forward. The direction is yours to decide.
In their words
“I have worked with several therapists, and I don’t know if I have ever made as much real progress working with any other therapists.”
Alex
“Jon is my inaugural therapist, and I consider myself exceptionally fortunate to have encountered an individual of his caliber in the field. Throughout our therapeutic journey, he skillfully addressed areas that I had not initially recognized as requiring attention. In the relatively brief span of three months, I have undergone a profound personal transformation, achieving the very self that I aspired to become when I first sought therapy. I have extended my complete trust to Jon, and he has consistently exceeded my expectations. His interactions have transcended the mere fulfillment of professional duties, manifesting as a sincere and genuine commitment to my well-being.”
Ella
“Jon always made me feel heard and was extremely reassuring and calm. I am indebted to him for the way he helped me feel empowered with regards to my mental health.”
Tara
Recommended Reading
A selection of books that have informed or complemented my thinking.
- 01 — The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us
Christoper Chabris & Daniel Simons - 02 — The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Jonathan Haidt - 03 — Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman - 04 — In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
Gabor Maté - 05 — The Situation Is Hopeless But Not Serious (The Pursuit of Unhappiness)
Paul Watzlawick - 06 — The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are
Robert Wright - 07 — The Antidepressant Fact Book: What Your Doctor Won’t Tell You About Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, and Luvox
Peter R. Breggin - 08 — Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good
James Davies - 09 — Deadly Psychiatry and Organised Denial
Peter C. Gøtzsche - 10 — The Gene Illusion: Genetic Research in Psychiatry and Psychology Under the Microscope
Jay Joseph
- 11 — Mad Science: Psychiatric Coercion, Diagnosis, and Drugs
Stuart A. Kirk, Tomi Gomory, & David Cohen - 12 — The Emperor’s New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth
Irving Kirsch - 13 — The Medicalization of Everyday Life: Selected Essays
Thomas Szasz - 14 — Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America
Robert Whitaker - 15 — The Male Brain: A Breakthrough Understanding of How Men and Boys Think
Louann Brizendine - 16 — The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
Norman Doidge - 17 — Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience
Sally Satel & Scott O. Lilienfeld - 18 — The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating
David M. Buss - 19 — The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It
Warren Farrell & John Gray - 20 — Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
Susan Forward & Craig Buck
- 21 — No More Mr Nice Guy: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex, and Life
Robert Glover - 22 — Sexual Healing: The Complete Guide to Overcoming Common Sexual Problems
Barbara Keesling - 23 — Dataclysm: Love, Sex, Race, and Identity – What Our Online Lives Tell Us about Our Offline Selves
Christian Rudder - 24 — Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction
Gary Wilson - 25 — Meditations
Marcus Aurelius - 26 — The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoevsky - 27 — The Human Zoo
Desmond Morris - 28 — Incerto (Deluxe Edition): Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile, Skin in the Game
Nassim Nicholas Taleb - 29 — The Gulag Archipelago
Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn - 30 — Pragmatics of Human Communication: A Study of Patterns, Pathologies and Paradoxes
Paul Watzlawick, Janet Beavin Bavelas and Don D. Jackson
Let's talk
If you'd like to ask a question or arrange an initial conversation, get in touch.
External Links
Selected publications, institutions, and other places Jon has appeared or contributed.
