Ben Sears


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About me
Why counselling and why now?
- Do you feel anxious, tense, angry, or uneasy, perhaps without any clear reason why?
- Are you struggling with your mood, work, health, relationships, distressing events or thoughts, grief, stress, or unhelpful habits?
- Do you feel lost, isolated, frustrated, and unfulfilled?
- Does your life seem to lack meaning and direction?
- Do you lack focus, motivation, and confidence?
- Do you feel that others don't understand you?
If so, you are not alone.
For many people, the modern world is an increasingly unsettling and anxiety-inducing place. Yet many of the issues we wrestle with today have been wrestled with for millennia.
My approach
With a pace and structure you're comfortable with, I use an integrative approach to dealing with suffering in all its forms, drawing on existential analysis, solution-focused practices, evolutionary psychology, and ancient philosophy and wisdom.
We'll work collaboratively towards the insight and clarity needed to live with purpose and confidence. Whether it's developing targeted practical strategies to address immediate issues, or cultivating your own personal philosophy and sense of meaning: we'll work together to help you towards a fulfilling life which aligns with your values, beliefs and goals.
Understanding sex differences: male-friendly counselling
While we are all unique individuals, evidence clearly shows that sex differences play a significant role in our psychology, and that men and women often see the world quite differently, and often for important reasons.
I take a male-friendly approach to counselling, understanding how and why our biological sex can impact our behaviours, choices, relationships, values, and sense of purpose and place in the world.
Email, text, or call to arrange an initial consultation free of charge.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma Therapeutic Counselling (BACP Accredited)
- Critical Incident Stress Management – Group Crisis Intervention
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- Level 3 Certificate in Children and Young People's Bereavement Care
- Level 3 Safeguarding
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- PGCE
- DBS
Member organisations

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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Understanding sex differences: male-friendly counselling
While we are all unique individuals, evidence clearly shows our biological sex differences play a significant role in our psychology, and that men and women often see the world quite differently, and for important reasons.
I specialise in male-friendly approaches to counselling, understanding how and why our sex can impact our values, behaviours, choices, relationships, and sense of purpose and place in the world.
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Free initial online or telephone session.