Counsellor profile
Natalie Benjamin, BACP
Counsellor - stress and anxiety
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Psychodynamic ideas
- Solution-Focused techniques
About Natalie
Natalie Benjamin is a counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has seven years’ experience and works with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, depression and ADHD. Natalie practises in the United Kingdom and sees people who want practical help for these concerns.
She uses client-centred work to focus on what the person brings to each session. That means conversations start from the client’s perspective and what matters to them right now. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns from the past that affect present feelings and behaviour.
Solution-focused techniques are used to help people identify small, practical steps forward. Sessions can include setting short-term goals and trying out different coping strategies between meetings. Natalie keeps her continuing professional development up to date and has recently refreshed her understanding of autism and ADHD.
Her experience includes working with people who need help with mood difficulties, panic and social anxiety, body image and relationship communication problems. She also supports people facing caregiver stress, divorce or separation, and feelings of guilt or shame. The work aims to be straightforward and conversational, with a focus on what the person wants to change.
Natalie treats nervousness about starting therapy as a normal response. She asks people to complete a short questionnaire before the first appointment so she can match the session to their needs. Costs vary with location and sessions run on a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How Natalie applies therapeutic approaches to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own perspective. The counsellor listens and follows what the person says, helping them make sense of feelings and decide on next steps. This approach fits worries about anxiety, low mood and self-esteem.Psychodynamic work notices repeated patterns that come from earlier relationships or experiences. It looks at how those patterns affect current reactions and aims to increase awareness so choices can change over time. That can help with long-standing emotional patterns and relationship difficulties.
Natalie treats finding the right approach as a joint task. She will talk about different ways of working and try methods that suit the person’s needs, goals and preferences. The plan can change as sessions progress and as new issues arise.
The original biography did not name specific session formats for online work. Please confirm the available formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also make it possible to continue work while balancing other caring or work commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What matters most in sessions with Natalie?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, depression and ADHD. Sessions start from what the person brings and work from there.
What therapeutic style does she use?
Her work is mainly client-centred, with psychodynamic and solution-focused approaches used as needed. That means listening to the person, noticing past patterns, and trying practical steps forward.
How long has she been practising?
Natalie has seven years of experience. She also keeps her continuing professional development up to date.
Which professional body is she part of and where does she practise?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.