Benjamin (Ben) Stanley
Calm support to navigate stress and change
About Benjamin
Benjamin (Ben) Stanley is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of experience. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, NCPS. Ben focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and the challenge of coping with life changes.
Ben works from the view that each person knows their own story best. He helps people bring what they are feeling and thinking into the room and uses that as the starting point for change.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative rather than directive; Ben will not tell clients what to do but will help them notice options and make choices. In practical terms Ben offers a calm, listening approach that aims to reduce overwhelm and increase clarity. He supports people facing relationship stress, career uncertainty and depression.
He also helps with specific concerns such as panic attacks, social anxiety, caregiving stress, guilt and forgiveness. Ben uses Client-Centred Therapy to follow the person’s pace and Motivational Interviewing to help strengthen motivation for change. These approaches are used together to help people explore feelings and move towards realistic steps.
Starting work with Ben involves small, manageable steps. He understands the courage it takes to seek help and focuses on practical ways to cope and to build confidence over time.
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Sessions & fees
How Ben’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement, reflects what is said and follows the client’s pace. This approach helps when someone needs to make sense of strong feelings such as grief, anxiety or low self-esteem.Motivational Interviewing focuses on building a person’s own drive to change. It uses gentle questions and reflections to explore ambivalence and to identify small, practical steps. This method is useful for people who want help finding motivation for life changes or new habits.
Deciding which way of working to use is part of the process and Ben treats it as a collaboration. He will talk through options, check what feels helpful and adapt approaches as goals and needs become clearer.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and build rapport. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving and other commitments, and they allow people to choose what feels most manageable.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Languages
- English
