Richard Benton
Email meAbout me
I am a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist and have worked in the field of mental health for over 35 years. I providing a wide range of psychological interventions. I work with both individuals and couples.
I also provide clinical supervision to both students in training and qualified therapists and work as a clinical supervisor for other counselling services.
Training, qualifications & experience
I worked for 38 years for the Local NHS mental health service before setting up in private practice, my qualifications are:-
Post graduate certificate in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. (University of Birmingham).
Post graduate Diploma in integrative Psychotherapy. ( University of Central England, now Birmingham City University).
Post graduate certificate in Clinical Supervision. (University of Derby).
Qualified Mental Health Nurse.
Member organisations
Accredited register membership
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abuse
- Addiction(s)
- Anger management
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Child related issues
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Generalised anxiety disorder
- Low self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Panic attacks
- Passive aggressive behaviour
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Redundancy
- Relationship problems
- Self-harm
- Stress
- Suicidal thoughts
- Trauma
- Work-related stress
Therapies offered
Fees
For Therapy sessions £48 per 55 minute session.
For Clinical Supervision £40 per hour.
Some concessionary rate available.
Maps & Directions
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1ND
Type of session
| Online counselling: | No |
| Telephone counselling: | Yes |
| Face to face counselling: | Yes |
| Home visits: | No |
Practical details
| Sign language: | Unspecified |
| Other languages: | None |
Accessibility
| Wheelchair access: | Unspecified |
Availability
Monday to Wednesday and Friday 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday 9:30 to 1:00 p.m.
