Richard Bennett
Practical, down-to-earth help for stress and addiction
About Richard
Richard Bennett helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship strain or addiction. He introduces a calm space for honest talk and practical steps. He aims to make the first move toward change feel manageable.
Richard uses psychodynamic and somatic approaches to understand patterns that repeat in everyday life. He looks at how past relationships and bodily reactions shape current difficulties. That helps people see where old habits come from and how to change them.
Background and approach
He works with a wide range of concerns including depression, low motivation, addiction to drugs or alcohol, and difficulties with attachment and abandonment. He also supports people dealing with chronic pain, illness and the emotional strain that brings. Issues such as shame, guilt, hoarding and isolation are part of his practice too.
Richard trained in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. He has three years of professional experience working with adults in these areas. Sessions are adapted to each person.
Conversations are shaped around specific goals and practical steps rather than abstract theories. He aims to be respectful and down-to-earth while helping people build small, steady changes that add up over time.
What Richard works with
How Richard works
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Psychodynamic therapy looks at how earlier relationships and life events influence current feelings and behaviours. It helps people spot repeated patterns that show up in stress, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties. Somatic therapy focuses on bodily sensations and how the body holds emotion. It can help when anxiety, addiction or chronic pain show up as tightness, restlessness or other physical reactions. Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and the kinds of changes you want to make, and adapt sessions to fit your needs in a collaborative way. Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual feedback matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing between sessions or need brief, ongoing support. These options make it possible to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while working with registered or accredited professionals.| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
