Helen Bennett

My private practice hours are 9am-3pm, Tuesday to Thursday. I'm afraid I do not offer regular therapy sessions outside these hours. 

Please contact me for my current availability. Thank you. 

I am a Counsellor specialising in menopause, POI, fertility, hormonal and women's health issues. 

I support people to navigate these times of physical and mental change. I will help you make sense of your thoughts and feelings, make decisions or changes in your life that are right for you, and come to terms with things that can’t be changed.

My approach is practical, honest and friendly. I will not judge you. I will accept and respect you. I believe all my clients have the ability to change, heal and grow, and counselling will support you to have the self-awareness, self-compassion, strength and focus to do this, when you feel ready. 

My specialist training includes IMPART (menopause), CBT for Menopause Symptoms, Advanced Specialist Diploma in Fertility Counselling, The Inside of Autism, ADHD in the Therapy Room and NEDDE training (eating disorders/disordered eating and neurodivergence).

I support my clients with: 

- Peri/post-menopause issues

- Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI)/Early Menopause

- Infertility

- Fertility treatment e.g. IUI, IVF, Donor Conception, Surrogacy

- Pregnancy anxiety or complications, post-natal depression

- Miscarriage, stillbirth, and baby loss

- TFMR

- Trying again after loss

- Women's health/gynaecological issues, e.g. GSM/VA, POP, endometriosis

I also support my clients to explore: 

- Neurodivergence (especially linked to hormonal changes)

- Change, loss and life transitions

- Relationship difficulties

- Work issues

- Stress

- Low self-esteem

- Depression and anxiety

- Chronic health conditions (e.g. chronic fatigue/ME, fibromyalgia, auto-immune)

My interest in these areas of specialist work is informed by my lived experience. 

I offer online video and telephone counselling. In our sessions I provide a confidential, safe, relaxed environment in which you can talk through the issues causing you difficulties or concern and their impact on your mental health, relationships, sense of self, life plans, career and more.

Join our online or telephone sessions from any quiet space that feels safe, where you won’t be overheard and you can access a good internet connection. Sessions are 50 minutes long (but please allow up to 60 minutes for extended discussion or amending session times). I also offer extended sessions of 90 minutes for anyone who would like more time each week.

Counselling sessions usually take place weekly on the same day at the same time, but can be more or less frequent or flexible, depending on your needs.

Most people work with me on an open-ended basis for as long as they feel they need, but some find a fixed number of counselling sessions is more appropriate. You may find you come for just a few sessions and then feel ready to stop, whilst others may come to counselling long-term. This is something we can agree together at the start and reassess regularly as your counselling progresses.

I work with clients based in the UK and internationally. If you live outside the UK please mention this when you contact me to ensure I can offer counselling to clients in your location. 

It is important to find a therapist who you feel comfortable with and who is the right fit for you, so I offer a free telephone consultation for anyone interested in working with me to discuss why you are seeking counselling and how we might work together.

When we have arranged your first online video or telephone session, I will email you our counselling agreement and a brief form for you to complete before our first session, and details of how to access our sessions.

My private practice hours are 9am-3pm, Tuesday to Thursday. I'm afraid I do not offer regular therapy sessions outside these hours. 

Please contact me for my current availability. Thank you. 

I am a Counsellor specialising in menopause, POI, fertility, hormonal and women's health issues. 

I support people to navigate these times of physical and mental change. I will help you make sense of your thoughts and feelings, make decisions or changes in your life that are right for you, and come to terms with things that can’t be changed.

My approach is practical, honest and friendly. I will not judge you. I will accept and respect you. I believe all my clients have the ability to change, heal and grow, and counselling will support you to have the self-awareness, self-compassion, strength and focus to do this, when you feel ready. 

My specialist training includes IMPART (menopause), CBT for Menopause Symptoms, Advanced Specialist Diploma in Fertility Counselling, The Inside of Autism, ADHD in the Therapy Room and NEDDE training (eating disorders/disordered eating and neurodivergence).

I support my clients with: 

- Peri/post-menopause issues

- Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI)/Early Menopause

- Infertility

- Fertility treatment e.g. IUI, IVF, Donor Conception, Surrogacy

- Pregnancy anxiety or complications, post-natal depression

- Miscarriage, stillbirth, and baby loss

- TFMR

- Trying again after loss

- Women's health/gynaecological issues, e.g. GSM/VA, POP, endometriosis

I also support my clients to explore: 

- Neurodivergence (especially linked to hormonal changes)

- Change, loss and life transitions

- Relationship difficulties

- Work issues

- Stress

- Low self-esteem

- Depression and anxiety

- Chronic health conditions (e.g. chronic fatigue/ME, fibromyalgia, auto-immune)

My interest in these areas of specialist work is informed by my lived experience. 

I offer online video and telephone counselling. In our sessions I provide a confidential, safe, relaxed environment in which you can talk through the issues causing you difficulties or concern and their impact on your mental health, relationships, sense of self, life plans, career and more.

Join our online or telephone sessions from any quiet space that feels safe, where you won’t be overheard and you can access a good internet connection. Sessions are 50 minutes long (but please allow up to 60 minutes for extended discussion or amending session times). I also offer extended sessions of 90 minutes for anyone who would like more time each week.

Counselling sessions usually take place weekly on the same day at the same time, but can be more or less frequent or flexible, depending on your needs.

Most people work with me on an open-ended basis for as long as they feel they need, but some find a fixed number of counselling sessions is more appropriate. You may find you come for just a few sessions and then feel ready to stop, whilst others may come to counselling long-term. This is something we can agree together at the start and reassess regularly as your counselling progresses.

I work with clients based in the UK and internationally. If you live outside the UK please mention this when you contact me to ensure I can offer counselling to clients in your location. 

It is important to find a therapist who you feel comfortable with and who is the right fit for you, so I offer a free telephone consultation for anyone interested in working with me to discuss why you are seeking counselling and how we might work together.

When we have arranged your first online video or telephone session, I will email you our counselling agreement and a brief form for you to complete before our first session, and details of how to access our sessions.