
Ben Mason
Registered Member MBACP
Contact information
- Phone number
- 07595645594
Therapist - Billericay
Features
- Flexible hours available
Availability
Please make contact to discuss current and future availability.
Sessions can be online or in person. They are time limited to 50 minutes.
I aim to respond to you within 48 hours via email or text.
Please check your email junk folder - introductory emails can automatically be sent there.
About me and my therapy practice
I am a relational psychotherapist who works collaboratively with you, to facilitate new awareness and insight in order for growth and change. I do not sit in silence nodding and giving "mmm-hmmm" responses. I will never tell you what to do.
By training I am an Integrative Psychotherapist:
This means throughout my years of training, I studied modalities of therapy such as Psychodynamic, Existential, Person Centred, Relational, CBT and Gestalt.
My core approach is to allow for the exploration of your lived experience and how you truly experience life; this can be through your emotional and internal/bodily responses, over thinking or even reflected in your relationships.
By understanding who you are based on past and present life events, why you might experience the anxiety you do for example, we hope to allow for a greater understanding of self so you can make positive changes in line with who you are as a person.
My approach is relational, so puts our therapeutic relationship at the centre of our work. By acknowledging and exploring how we might relate towards one another can show us how you relate to the wider world.
Together, we make explicit and unpick any internal conflicts you might have so to reduce any uncertainty you may knowingly or unknowingly hold.
By better understanding ourself, reducing internal conflicts and uncertainties, we can reinforce a greater sense of confidence and self-esteem.
Practice description
Experience:
Private Practice - Since deciding to start my own private practice, I have a consistent case load of clients who range in age, gender and presenting issues.
Prison Service - Since 2022 I have been based within category A and B prisons in London. Here I treat a large range of mental health symptoms from anxiety, stress, suicidal ideation, anger to childhood trauma etc.
I was situated within the NHS for three years offering yearlong Psychodynamic Psychotherapy to personality disorder patients. This was a secondary care NHS community service where I saw patients face to face, weekly, for a year.
Qualifications:
Achieved Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling from Regents University.
Achieved a Masters in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling from Regents University.
UKCP Registered - due to my advanced Diploma qualification I am a fully registered member of the UKCP: 2011174008
I am a registered Member of the BACP: 394869
My first session
Reaching out to a clinician can be a daunting task. Whether you have prior experience or this is your first time, I hope to make the experience as easy and stress free as possible.
Process:
Once you make an enquiry, I hope to get back to you within 48 hours.
We can organise a time limited call to allow an initial phone meet and to think further about how I might be able to support you.
If we both agree, we can organise a first session.
Before you attend the first session, I will send a confirmation email that contains location details, parking details, therapeutic contract and payment details.
Due to my approach, face-to-face session sis most preferrable. Where needed, I can offer online sessions.
What I can help with
Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Health related issues, Identity issues, Life coaching, Loss, Men's issues, Mood disorder, Neurodiversity, OCD, Personal development, Post-traumatic stress, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Stress, Trauma, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Existential, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Interpersonal, Person centred, Phenomenological, Psychodynamic, Relational
Clients I work with
Adults, Older adults, Trainees, Young people
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work
Languages spoken
English