Matthew Bennett
Supportive humanistic counsellor for life challenges
About Matthew
Matthew Bennett is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. He creates a straightforward space where people can talk honestly about stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma, self-esteem and depression. Sessions focus on making sense of what is happening now and finding small, practical steps forward.
He works in a humanistic, relational way. That means the connection between counsellor and client is central. Matthew listens closely and reflects what he hears so people can notice their own patterns and choices.
Background and approach
Matthew uses client-centred ideas to put the person’s experience at the heart of the work. He also draws on existential thinking to help people face difficult questions about meaning, purpose and identity. Together these approaches aim to build insight and clearer direction rather than quick fixes.
People come for help with a wide range of concerns including abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, and first responder or veteran-related issues. He also supports people dealing with immigration stress, jealousy, commitment worries and feelings of emptiness. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Matthew tends to sit with uncertainty and difficult emotions while also encouraging practical steps for change. He invites people to explore their inner life and relationships in an open, non-judgemental way.
What Matthew works with
How Matthew works
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that translate to online therapy
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s experience and aims to make the client feel heard and understood. In practice this means the counsellor reflects what is said, asks gentle questions and follows the client’s lead to build awareness and confidence.Existential therapy looks at life questions such as meaning, responsibility and identity. It helps people confront difficult feelings about purpose, choice and uncertainty and find ways to live more intentionally.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Matthew will discuss what feels most useful and adapt methods to the client’s goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where decisions about focus and pace are made together.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more presence is helpful. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setting is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflection, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep continuity and adjust how sessions happen as needs change.
| 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
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
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
