Ben Cooper
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About me
Is your anxiety at an all time high? And your self-esteem is at an all time low?
You can't manage something you don't understand. Self-awareness is a good starting point. That’s where I can come in!
My name is Ben. I am a therapist based in London and online. I work with people who might be experiencing anger, anxiety, depression, family issues, identity issues, a lack of meaning and purpose, life transitions, low self-esteem, relationship problems, stress, trauma, work-life balance – among other challenges.
I aim to support the development of self-awareness. Self-awareness is about learning to better understand why you feel what you feel and why you behave in a particular way.
As a counsellor, I am often reminded that life is not without its stresses for everyone. Life is hard. Yet life should be less struggling and more living.
Talking offers the opportunity to make sense of things and to put things into perspective. It is also a way of rediscovering yourself. Ask yourself, what do you need to relearn? (A lot of learning is unlearning.)
In terms of the work, you set the pace. If you are responsible for the content, then I am responsible for managing the process. The work is collaborative in nature. That said, you are going to have to most of the hard psychological lifting! But I will be there to support you every step of the way.
I offer both short-term work and open-ended work. The number of sessions will vary and can be agreed upon. Further to the initial assessment session, I ask that you commit to at least three more sessions before reviewing the process. After this, the contract can be renewed or not.
Remember, anger, anxiety, or depression don't have an identity of their own and get to run your life. Take back control.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a BACP accredited counsellor. I practice using an integrative approach, including elements from Humanistic, Psychodynamics, CBT and Solution Focused Therapy.
Working in an integrative way means I combine different tools and techniques from different approaches. It gives me greater flexibility to adapt my approach to meet your preferences and needs. I try to find an individual therapy for each client.
Further to qualifying, I believe my approach has developed through experience and further training to update my knowledge and understanding of attachment theory and trauma informed practices.
In terms of my type of integration, I employ an eclectic approach; I don’t have a unified theory. The goal of my integration is to find an individual therapy for each client as a means to improving outcomes. To do this, I discuss client preferences.
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).
Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.
Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.
All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Life transitions
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Health Insurance/EAP
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