I’m Ben, a psychotherapist and counsellor living in Marsden and working online, on the phone and in-person from the centre of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. I am a person-centred (or client-centred) therapist which at its core means that our sessions are about you, your life and your experiences.

I believe the relationship between us is where the good stuff happens. The therapeutic relationship is a unique space where you can feel comfortable to bring all of who you are without judgement in a way which might be rare in your everyday life. Above all, and this might seem a strange thing to say, our sessions will be very human. Happiness, worry, reluctance, sadness, frustration, anger, humour, desperation and anticipation (to name a few) are all welcome in our sessions.

My route to becoming a counsellor has been quite a long one. I’ve had a variety of roles in my career in mental health and wellbeing, but it’s my work as a therapist which feels most real and impactful for me. The experiences I’ve had, both personal and professional, have left me with an appreciation of every person as an individual, the understanding that there is no one-size-fits all approach to making sense of ourselves or our lives. Life certainly doesn’t make it easy. My experience is that therapy can and does provide you with the opportunity to live life (with all its challenges and milestones, ups and downs) your own way.