Tricia Benson
Calm, listening counselling for life changes
About Tricia
Tricia Benson is a counsellor with eight years' experience supporting people through life changes and hard times. She works from a calm, respectful stance and focuses on listening carefully to what each person brings. Her practice is informed by membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Tricia offers a steady presence for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also helps with relationship concerns, intimacy issues, ADHD-related struggles and sleep problems.
Background and approach
Practical day-to-day worries like parenting strain, career crossroads and caregiver stress are part of her work too. Her approach blends client-centred listening with psychodynamic thinking and attachment-based ideas. That means she gives space for what is happening now, while gently noticing patterns that come from earlier relationships.
Sessions move at the client's pace and focus on what feels most useful in the moment. Alongside independent practice, Tricia has worked with UK charities and community services, including bereavement counselling and health-related organisations. That background has given her experience with a wide range of life circumstances and losses.
Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. The format is chosen to suit practical needs, so conversations can fit around work, caring duties and busy days.
If someone wants to begin, they are invited to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
What Tricia works with
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that guide online counselling
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape how people connect now and helps when patterns of closeness or distance cause pain. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's pace so they feel understood and can find their own solutions. Psychodynamic ideas encourage gentle reflection on past experiences to spot repeated patterns that affect mood, relationships and behaviour.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process and will be decided together. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals and preferences, and will adapt the style as sessions progress to make sure the work feels useful and manageable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation across distance. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing or need flexibility around work and caring commitments. These options make it possible to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the collaborative therapeutic work at the centre.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
