"I met Jamie in 2015 as a participant in a group for gay men with problems related with the use of drugs. We had group sessions, but also, one to one session, I tried therapists before, but nothing worked like those sessions. Jamie not only understood, engaged and helped me to understand why I was harming myself, but also taught me how to overcome addiction and to become a more forgiving and confident man. I cannot thank him enough for that."
Luis - London/Venezuela
"I really was so lucky that Jamie was appointed as my first drug and alcohol counsellor back in May 2015 and from our initial over the phone and email conversations, Jamie was kind, understanding and patient from the outset. I then subsequently saw and spoke with Jamie regularly until I went to residential rehab in August 2017.
When I first decided to seek help I was scared, nervous, ashamed and in complete denial but during the time that I worked with Jamie, his support, guidance, knowledge and professional experience plus the way he engaged with me kept me coming back and made me feel at ease, able to open up and begin to start to unravel and understand the mess I was in. I was able to openly discuss really difficult issues that I was facing and these included Chemsex, IV usage, G dependency and the LGBTQ++ scene as a whole that I was so wrapped up in. I was destroying myself and everything and everyone that was close to me but no topic was off limits and Jamie was able to easily and in the most non judgmental way navigate through anything I threw at him.
I took substances from the age of 15 so deciding to seek help at the age of 35 wasn't easy for me at all as I knew deep down I would have to make some major changes to my life. Jamie followed my journey, offering sound harm reduction advice and allowing me to come to my own conclusions even though in the early days it was 1 step forward and 2 steps back for me on numerous occasions. However many times I didn't quite get it or didn't get it at all, Jamie never judged me, was never frustrated and always welcomed me back to clinic, ready to listen.
I have been sober since August 2017 and I honestly wouldn't be where I am today without Jamie. He guided me through my darkest times, offered me support when I didn't know where else to go and never turned his back on me. Jamie believed in me when so many didn't; including myself. He gave me the strength and the tools to kick start my recovery journey and created a safe space for me to at a time when my entire world was in total chaos. Jamie selflessly helps members of the LGBTQ++ community when they need it the most and I simply can't recommend Jamie highly enough - he helped me to pull my life back from the brink and for that I will be eternally grateful"