Benjamin Crumpler

I currently have availability for new clients.

I offer counselling from my private therapy room in Central Cheltenham, as well as online sessions across the UK and Walk & Talk Therapy around Pittville Park.

I work flexibly across the week, including some evening and weekend appointments. Sessions are 50 minutes and cost £60.

I know that making the first contact with a counsellor can sometimes feel like quite a big step, so you're very welcome to get in touch with any questions before deciding whether you'd like to book.

You can contact me by email, phone or through my website, and I'll usually respond as soon as I'm able between sessions. I see SMS/Whatsapp etc very easily in between sessions.

I believe counselling works best when you can be yourself, without feeling judged, analysed or expected to have the right words.

My style is warm, down-to-earth and collaborative. I won't sit silently behind a professional mask, but neither will I tell you how to live your life. We'll work together to understand what's happening for you, where some of those patterns may have come from, and what might help you move forward in a way that feels right for you.

I work integratively, drawing particularly on person-centred and psychodynamic ideas. In practice, that means there isn't a fixed formula. Some sessions may involve exploring your past and how it continues to influence the present; others may focus much more on what is happening in your life right now.

I work with adults experiencing anxiety, low mood, grief, relationship difficulties, life changes and times when things simply don't feel quite right. I also work extensively with neurodivergent adults, including people with ADHD or autistic traits, whether formally diagnosed, newly discovering this part of themselves, or simply trying to understand why they've often felt different.

Themes such as masking, overwhelm, emotional intensity, rejection sensitivity, difficulty getting started and years of feeling that you should somehow be coping better can all have a place in our work.

You don't need a diagnosis, a crisis or even a clear explanation of what's wrong to come to counselling. Sometimes knowing that something needs to change is enough of a starting point.

Above all, I want therapy to be somewhere you can speak openly, understand yourself with a little more compassion, and gradually find a way of living that feels more authentically yours.

My practice is based in a comfortable, private therapy room in Central Cheltenham, within easy reach of the town centre and local bus routes.

There's no particular way you need to prepare for counselling. In our first session we'll have time to talk about what has brought you to therapy, what you would like to get from it, and whether working together feels right for you.

I don't work from a rigid programme or expect every session to look the same. Sometimes you may arrive with something very specific you want to explore; at other times we might notice patterns emerging through the conversation. We can look at the past when it's relevant while also paying attention to what's happening in your life now.

Sessions are relaxed and conversational. You don't need to arrive with a perfectly organised account of how you're feeling, and silence, humour, uncertainty and not quite knowing where to begin are all welcome.

Alongside in-person counselling, I also offer online sessions across the UK and Walk & Talk counselling in Pittville Park, so we can find a way of working that feels comfortable and practical for you.

Our first session is a normal 50-minute counselling session at the usual fee of £60. I don't charge a different introductory rate or require you to complete a formal assessment beforehand.

If you're feeling unsure about starting counselling, you're also very welcome to contact me first. I'm happy to have a brief phone conversation before you book if talking things through would help you decide whether I might be the right counsellor for you.

There's no need to prepare for your first session or work out exactly what you want to say. We'll usually begin by talking about what has brought you to counselling and what you might like to get from it, but there's no pressure to tell me your entire life story in the first 50 minutes.

It's also an opportunity for you to get a sense of me and how I work. The relationship between counsellor and client matters, and I think it's important that you feel reasonably comfortable with the person you're talking to.

Towards the end, we can talk about whether you'd like to continue and what might work for you. There's no expectation that you need to commit to a particular number of sessions.