Richard Bennett, BACP

Richard Bennett is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship strains and low self-esteem. He works with people who are coping with depression, motivation difficulties and questions about life purpose. He aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity and compassion.

Richard tailors conversations and plans to each person's situation. He draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences shape current feelings and patterns. He also uses somatic approaches that focus on how emotions appear in the body and how bodily work can ease tension and overwhelm.

Richard has three years of professional experience and holds membership with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. That experience includes supporting people dealing with addiction and those living with chronic pain, illness and disability. He is based in the United Kingdom and works with English-speaking clients, including international clients.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit what the person needs. In a typical session he listens, helps name patterns, and offers practical steps to try between meetings. He can help people unpack family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment worries, codependency, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation.

Richard encourages small, steady changes rather than sudden fixes. He asks about daily life, relationships and what gets in the way of goals. Together with each person he shapes a plan that aims to reduce distress and increase a sense of agency.

How psychodynamic and somatic work translate to online therapy

Psychodynamic therapy looks at how early relationships and past experiences shape current feelings and behaviour. Online sessions can use conversation to identify repeating patterns, link past to present, and plan small changes that reduce distress.

Somatic therapy pays attention to bodily sensations and how emotions show up in posture, breathing or tension. In online sessions the therapist may guide simple body-focused exercises, breathing work or gentle movement to help reduce anxiety and build grounding skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. He will work together with each person to decide what feels most helpful, combining talk-based exploration with somatic practice where useful. That collaboration helps shape goals and the pace of work.

The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practise grounding and breathing skills in everyday settings, so therapy skills can be used where they arise.