About Arben
Arben "Ben" Delija uses an integrative, person-centred approach to help people cope with stress, anxiety, addictions and life changes. He combines practical strategies from cognitive behavioural methods with skills-based techniques from dialectical behaviour approaches. Ben speaks English and Albanian and works from the United Kingdom.
Ben focuses on everyday struggles such as low self-esteem, depression, grief and sleep problems. He also supports people dealing with relationship strain, intimacy issues, parenting pressures and the emotional impact of trauma and abuse.
How Arben works
Sessions aim to be straightforward, with clear steps people can try between meetings. Before moving into counselling Ben spent many years working with people affected by drug and alcohol problems, concentrating on harm reduction and both group and one-to-one work. He has around five years in professional counselling practice alongside that longer field experience.
His credentials include membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and NCPS registration. When someone first meets Ben, he listens and helps set simple goals. He draws on motivational interviewing to encourage change, and psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that might repeat in relationships.
Therapy sessions mix talking, practical exercises and skills practice tailored to what the person needs now. People who choose Ben can expect flexible online formats and a conversational style. He aims to make the room feel calm and focused, with steps that are realistic for daily life.
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What Arben works with
The areas below are the ones Arben selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English, Albanian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Ben's approaches work in online therapy
Client-centred therapy places the person and their priorities at the heart of each session. It involves listening, reflecting and following what matters most to the individual so goals are set together and feel relevant to everyday life.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and trying small experiments to change them. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep difficulties and stress because it gives practical steps to practise between sessions.
Dialectical behaviour therapy, known as DBT, teaches skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. These skills can help with anger, relationship conflict and intense distress by offering clear techniques to use when feelings rise.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to the person's needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as understanding grows.
Online sessions make therapy easier to fit into life. Video calls give face-to-face contact, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options provide flexibility so people can choose what fits their routine and comfort.
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