About Matthew
Matthew Bennett is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. He offers a calm space for people to talk through what is worrying them and to make sense of difficult emotions. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the person’s needs rather than a one-size-fits-all programme.
He describes his way of working as relational. That means the connection between counsellor and client matters and becomes part of the work.
Background and approach
Matthew listens for patterns in how someone relates to themselves and others, and looks at how those patterns affect current stress and anxiety. Matthew uses humanistic ideas to help people increase self-awareness and find clarity. He will sit with uncomfortable feelings and help name them, not rush past them.
This can help with depression, low self-esteem, and the aftermath of trauma or abuse. Practical concerns such as relationship difficulties, communication problems, feelings of emptiness, or issues with commitment and codependency are also discussed. He can offer support around first responder and veteran-related strains, immigration-related challenges, and feelings of isolation or jealousy.
Therapy is guided by the client’s goals. Matthew works at a steady pace to build understanding and practical movement forward. He invites people to explore what matters to them and to try new ways of being between sessions.
How relational approaches translate to online therapy
Matthew draws on client-centred therapy which focuses on listening, reflecting, and following the client’s pace. This approach helps people who are dealing with anxiety, stress, low self-esteem or decision struggles by offering empathic, non-directive support.He also uses existential ideas that invite people to talk about meaning, choice and responsibility. This can help when someone feels stuck, empty, or unsure about life purpose and long-term direction.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Matthew treats it as a collaborative process and will check in about what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to focus on immediate symptom relief, deeper self-exploration, or a mix of both.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls are good for face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quicker check-ins, and messaging can support ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family life or other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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