About Benjamin
Benjamin Isaacs is a counsellor with 18 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, addiction and grief. He also supports people dealing with self‑esteem, parenting concerns, eating issues, bipolar mood challenges and life changes. Benjamin works with clients who identify as LGBT and those navigating family and fatherhood issues.
He uses a gentle, curious approach in sessions. Conversations focus on what matters to the client now.
How Benjamin works
He brings compassion and simple practices that help people notice feelings and bodily sensations. Dreams and personal stories are often welcomed as part of the work. Benjamin draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
He also uses client-centred ways of listening that put the person's experience at the centre. Mindfulness and meditation practices are used to help regulate distress and improve present-moment awareness. His interest in Jungian themes and narrative work means he may invite imaginative exercises and reflection on personal myths or recurring life stories.
This can help people make different choices and feel more integrated. Sessions aim to be straightforward and grounded rather than overly theoretical. Before counselling he spent many years working in the care and support sector with vulnerable adults.
That background informs a practical, respectful style in therapy. He is based in the United Kingdom and sees people in English.
Benjamin lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Benjamin works with
The areas below are the ones Benjamin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds influence current relationships and reactions. Online sessions use this approach to spot patterns in how people relate and to develop safer, more helpful ways of connecting with others.Client-centred therapy places the person's experience at the heart of the session. The counsellor listens without judgement, reflects what is said and helps the person find their own understanding and solutions to problems.
Mindfulness practices teach simple ways to notice thoughts, feelings and body sensations. These exercises can reduce reactivity, ease anxiety and make it easier to cope with difficult moments during everyday life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then try methods that match the client's needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as therapy unfolds.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual contact helps. Phone sessions suit people who need lower bandwidth or prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work for shorter check-ins, quicker reflections or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring duties and daily life.
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