Gabriel (Gabor) Bene
Compassionate practical support for emotional challenges
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About Gabriel
Gabriel (Gabor) Bene offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or life changes. He writes in a warm, direct way and aims to create space where someone can speak honestly about what’s worrying them. Gabriel's approach suits people who want practical help and emotional understanding together.
He is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). Gabriel has six years of experience working with a wide range of concerns including depression, bipolar, addictions, trauma and abuse, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
Background and approach
He also helps with parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, and career-related stress. In sessions he mixes talking therapy styles to match each person’s needs. That might mean exploring attachment patterns, using cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking, or working in a person-centred way that focuses on the individual's experience.
Gabriel values empathy and clear, practical steps alongside listening. He also has interest and experience in areas such as adoption and foster care, ageing and caregiver stress, autism and attachment issues, and alternative sexual cultures. These special interests inform how he tailors conversations and strategies for each person.
Gabriel offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. To begin, a reader selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and books according to availability. His fees vary with location and the subscription model can be cancelled at any time.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 6
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 395410
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Gabriel's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Gabriel works with
Everything Gabriel lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gabriel lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Gabriel works online
Client-centred therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of sessions. The therapist listens without judgement and follows what the client brings, helping them find their own insights and make choices that feel right.
Cognitive behavioural ideas look at thoughts, feelings and actions together. This approach helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical tools to manage anxiety, low mood or sleep problems.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Gabriel will work with the client to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences, and he adjusts his way of working as the relationship develops. This collaborative process helps ensure sessions stay relevant to the issues being addressed.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so check the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, family or travel, reduce travel time and allow a shorter check-in when needed. Many people find it straightforward to continue progress from day-to-day life while working with a registered or accredited professional.
Questions and answers
What kinds of concerns does Gabriel help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression and bipolar difficulties, as well as trauma and abuse, addictions, grief and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural ideas and attachment-informed work to offer both emotional support and practical strategies.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
Gabriel has six years of experience working with a broad range of mental health and life concerns, including anger, compassion fatigue and career stress.
Which credentials and location are listed?
He is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to start working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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