Hello...

Hi there! My name is Ben, I'm 29 years old and my pronouns are He/Him. When I'm not counselling I'm either playing bass or bugging my cat Barnabas.

If I was an animal I'd be a sloth.
If I was a fictional character I'd be Luna Lovegood or Uncle Iroh.
If I was an element I'd be water.
If I was a season I'd be Autumn.

Feel free to ask me an "If you were a" question at our first meeting, good for icebreaking!

Therapy with me...

I am a pluralistic counsellor. This means that as a counsellor, I hold no expectations about what therapy should be, rather I believe therapy should be tailored to the needs and wants of the client.

As a practitioner, I can work in singular modalities or integrate various modalities to help clients achieve their therapeutic goals. This is part of an ongoing discussion to address where you are at and to offer any feedback on the process.

Therapy with me aims to be an open, inclusive, collaborative and creative space to explore anything that might be troubling you as well as allow you to speak freely about what you think and feel. I aim to bring out your Super You through the engagement and utilisation of both of our strengths and resources.

Therapy will move at a pace that suits your needs and you will be the priority during our time.

Experience

I studied at Abertay University for 3 years and graduated in 2025 with a Master of Science in Counselling. During this time and beyond, I have counselled voluntarily at the Wynd Centre in Paisley.

I have had the opportunity to work with a range of client issues such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, BPD, neurodivergence, racism, sexism, relationships, low self-esteem, existential crisis, professional burnout, people pleasing, boundary management, etc.

Personal highlights for me include helping clients develop their spirituality or embracing their sexuality.

With no prior experience outside of my voluntary work, I remain professionally humble to the knowledge and expertise of peers and theories as well as of my client's personal meanings behind their issues and what they feel would help them therapeutically.

Areas of Expertise

While I am open to all therapies, I believe my four pillars are Person Centred, Existential, Narrative and ACT. I generally think about the world through these pillars and that has greatly influenced my practice.

With so much going on in the world today, I see a lot of benefit to engaging with existential ideas for a wider view of what is possible, developing an awareness of personal values to move in directions that matter most to you, telling or rewriting your story in multiple contexts to get a sense of repeating patterns and honour parts of your life that may have been hidden before.

All of which I believe are best delivered when the client feels safe and empowered in alliance with their therapist.

Qualifications

MSc in Counselling

Approaches Offered

I am trained in

• ACT
• Body centred
• CBT
• DBT
• EFT
• Existential therapy
• Gestalt
• Humanistic
• Integrative
• Jungian analysis
• Person centred
• Psychoanalysis
• Psychodynamic
• Schema Therapy
• Solution focused
• TA

Professional memberships

I am a member of the following regulatory bodies:

• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

Cancellation Policy

Please provide 24 hours notice of any changes to appointments to be eligible for a refund.