Louise Bench

I am a qualified counsellor/psychotherapist and registered member of BACP.

I offer tailored, client-centred counselling shaped around your individual needs. I believe every individual has the capacity to know themself and work out what they need to lead a fulfilling life. My role is to support the individual to get to know themself better and be able to unlock what they need in order to lead that more fulfilling life.

My main area of interest is loss and grief. Much of our emotional distress is rooted in experiences of loss. Grief is often overlooked when the loss is less visible. Loss felt from a relationship breakdown, being made redundant, experiencing menopause, losing a loved one and many other life events in between can create different emotional challenges. These can include anxiety, stress, trauma, relationship issues and challenges, anger, motivational issues, shame, negative self-esteem and self-worth, loss of one’s self.

I aim to support my clients to develop their own sense of who they are, recognise what may have brought them to a place in their life where things are not clear or may feel too much, and to help them unlock and release what is holding them in a place they do not want to be and take them to where they do want to be.

I offer sessions online, on the telephone, or by walk-and-talk therapy in nature. Sessions tend to be weekly, but everyone is individual and so we can agree what is best.

I offer a free 20-minute introductory call via telephone or online video. This allows us both to see whether we feel comfortable working together and gives you space to ask any questions about how I work.

If we decide to continue, sessions can take place online, by telephone or through walk-and-talk therapy, which some people find helps them reflect and speak more freely than in an office.