- Client-Centred approach
- CBT skills
- LGBT support
About Benjamin
Benjamin Bamber is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. He works with adults carrying worries about anxiety, depression, addiction and relationship struggles. He also supports people facing guilt and shame, grief, trauma, and questions linked to gender and sexuality.
Benjamin uses a person-centred style alongside cognitive behavioural techniques. Sessions focus on what matters to the client and on practical steps they can try between meetings. He talks through thoughts, feelings and behaviours and works on simple strategies to reduce unhelpful patterns.
Clients can expect straightforward conversations that aim to identify small, achievable changes. Benjamin helps people notice how their thinking affects mood and behaviour, and then practices skills to shift those patterns. He also addresses issues such as body image, fatherhood concerns, anger and problems with sleep and eating.
He has specific experience supporting LGBT people and those dealing with addiction, including drug and alcohol concerns. Benjamin also works with issues of abandonment, attachment and isolation, and with people managing career pressures or compassion fatigue.
Sessions are offered in English from within the United Kingdom. To start, people are invited to follow the site booking steps and complete a short matching questionnaire before arranging an initial meeting.
How Benjamin uses therapeutic approaches online
Benjamin blends Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in his work. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and recognising the client's own experience as the central guide. It helps people explore feelings and build on their strengths at a comfortable pace. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches practical techniques to test and shift unhelpful thinking patterns; it is often used for anxiety, low mood and problematic behaviours.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Benjamin discusses goals and preferences with each person and together they decide which methods to use and how to apply them between sessions. This collaborative way helps shape sessions around what the client finds most useful.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm the available session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, for example allowing shorter check-ins between commitments or avoiding travel time. It can also make it simpler to use screen-shared worksheets, practice breathing or thought records in the moment, and try skills exercises during appointments.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he help with?
He works with anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship struggles and issues linked to guilt and shame, among other concerns listed in his profile.
How does he approach guilt and shame?
He uses a person-centred way of listening alongside cognitive behavioural techniques to look at thoughts and behaviours that keep guilt or shame active.
What experience does he have?
He has three years of professional experience working in the UK setting and has supported people with LGBT issues and addiction concerns.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and 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.