Ben Ockrent

I currently have some limited availability within my practice. I work in-person, or online, during weekday daytime hours.

BA (Hons). MA (Dist). PG Dip. MBACP

We are all likely to encounter emotional challenges at various points throughout our lives. But the specific nature of those challenges, and the way in which we experience them, will be different for each of us. That is why any attempt to overcome your own must place you, and the unique set of factors which have influenced your current situation, at the very centre of the approach.

Whether the distress you now find yourself in is a consequence of an isolated incident (such as a bereavement, a break down in a relationship, or a recent medical development); a more longterm struggle (such as a difficult family dynamic, a challenging romantic relationship, or general loss of meaning in life); or is caused by something you can not yet even identify, it is my belief that exploring your situation with an experienced, well-trained and highly-qualified psychotherapist might not just be life-changing but life-saving.

My approach to working with you will draw on my integrative training. That means that I am able to incorporate a breath of theoretical models as I work with you, as required by the specificities of your needs. I also have a specialism in existential phenomenology, which pays particular attention to what it feels like to be you in the present moment. This includes an exploration of everything that has informed this person who you have become; and considers all of the new possibilities which might still lie ahead of you.

Above all else, my approach will involve us co-creating a uniquely therapeutic relationship together, in which you can feel safe, respected and supported. Our sessions will be confidential, non-judgmental, and sensitively challenging enough for meaningful change to become possible for you.

I offer a complimentary 20 minute zoom or telephone assessment to determine our compatibility for longer term work together.

Should we choose to move forwards, weekly 50 minute sessions are offered, either online or in person, in my discreet and comfortable psychotherapy room in central Crouch End, on an open-ended basis.