About Benjamin
Benjamin Roberts is a counsellor who focuses on helping people feel heard and understood. He values creating a warm space where clients can talk about what matters to them. Ben treats therapy as a collaborative process and aims to respect each person’s pace and needs.
He brings three years' experience supporting people with a wide range of concerns. His main specialties include addictions, LGBT issues, relationships, self-esteem and depression. He also has experience with long-term health conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome and with people on the autism spectrum.
How Benjamin works
Ben uses person-centred and compassion-focused ways of working. That means sessions centre on the client’s own goals and on building kindness toward themselves. Conversations tend to be straightforward and non-judgemental, with an emphasis on understanding feelings and making practical changes.
Sessions can cover stress, anxiety, panic, grief after separation, substance or process addiction, isolation and difficulties with self-harm or shame. He also supports people dealing with guilt, forgiveness and issues around sexuality. Ben tailors sessions to what each person brings rather than following a fixed script.
People who choose Ben often want a calm, empathetic listener who asks clear questions and helps them try out small changes. He encourages honest talk and steady progress over the weeks and months that someone needs. Ben holds NCPS after his name, which is noted as a credential.
He provides therapy from the United Kingdom and works in English only.
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.
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| 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 work and how they help
Person-centred work focuses on you as the expert in your life. The counsellor follows your lead, asks plain questions and helps you clarify what you want to change. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, respectful space to talk through feelings and choices.Compassion-focused work helps people learn to be kinder to themselves. It uses simple exercises to reduce self-criticism and to manage shame, guilt or harsh self-judgement. This can be useful for issues like low self-worth, addiction-related shame or recovery from trauma.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The counsellor will discuss what fits your needs, goals and preferences and together you will try methods that suit you. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress is reviewed.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat or text messaging, which makes therapy more flexible. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions are lighter on data and easier when movement is needed, while chat or messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options help people fit therapy around work, care responsibilities and travel.
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