Matthew Bennett
A calm, collaborative humanistic counsellor
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About Matthew
Matthew Bennett is a BACP registered humanistic therapist practising in the United Kingdom. He has three years of professional experience and offers a calm, honest space to look at what feels difficult. He frames therapy as a collaboration and aims to help people increase awareness and find practical clarity.
Sessions focus on building a reliable working relationship. He pays attention to how people relate to themselves and others. That can include looking at patterns that feed stress, anxiety, low mood or difficulties in relationships.
Background and approach
Matthew uses a relational approach that puts the therapeutic connection at the centre of the work. Much of the time is spent talking together to make sense of feelings, past experiences, and current challenges. He stays alongside people as they face uncertainty or painful emotions.
He draws on client-centred ways of working to help people feel heard and understood. This helps with issues such as self-esteem, confidence, and making sense of trauma or abuse. Existential ideas are also part of his practice, helping people consider meaning, purpose and choice.
Matthew has supported people with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship problems, depression and a variety of attachment and identity difficulties. He welcomes straightforward conversations about what someone hopes to get from therapy and about practical arrangements for sessions.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 407022
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Matthew's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Matthew works with
Everything Matthew lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Matthew lists
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How Matthew works online
Existential Therapy looks at questions of meaning, responsibility and personal freedom. It helps people weigh choices, face uncertainty and consider what gives their life purpose, which can be useful when someone feels empty, stuck or unsure about direction.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Matthew will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person’s needs and goals. That choice can change as the work unfolds, and he will support adjustments along the way.
If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking. Confirming formats in advance helps ensure sessions fit around everyday life. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and offer flexibility for shorter check-ins or longer sessions depending on need.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems can be talked about here?
Matthew works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. He also focuses on attachment concerns, codependency, first responder and veteran issues among other areas.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The style is relational and humanistic, with a collaborative tone. Sessions aim to help people increase awareness and make practical sense of feelings and patterns.
What experience does the therapist have?
Matthew has three years of professional practice in the United Kingdom working as a humanistic therapist. He has supported people with anxiety, depression, relationship concerns and trauma.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is BACP registered and based in the United Kingdom according to the supplied information.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with him?
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