Sophie Benson, NCPS

Sophie Benson is a UK-based integrative counsellor who brings five years of professional experience to her practice and holds the NCPS credential, a recognised counselling qualification. She works with adults and adolescents facing a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflicts, parenting challenges, and life transitions. Sophie also supports clients dealing with self-esteem and body-image issues, eating concerns, career questions, and the complex emotional impacts of grief and illness.

She has significant experience supporting people with ADHD and autism spectrum conditions, including teenagers, and she has additional training focused on positive masculinity to better engage with men’s mental health. Sophie combines practical tools and reflective conversation to help clients develop coping skills, manage impulsivity and obsessive patterns, and address intimacy or communication problems within relationships.

Sophie aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can explore difficult feelings and regain a sense of direction. She recognises that beginning counselling can feel daunting and focuses on helping clients take practical steps toward their goals. Sophie welcomes questions from those considering therapy and is available to discuss how she might support individual needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Sophie integrates Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approaches to tailor work to each person’s needs. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and genuine empathy, helping clients feel heard while they explore values, relationships and identity. This approach can be especially helpful for people working through family issues, parenting challenges, or changes in self-esteem.

CBT offers practical, skill-based techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replace them with more effective coping strategies. CBT is useful for managing anxiety, panic, obsessive-compulsive patterns, low mood, and specific behaviours related to ADHD or compulsivity.

Deciding on the right approach is a collaborative process. Sophie works together with each client to assess goals, preferences and the issues at hand, and she adjusts methods as therapy progresses to find the best fit.

Online therapy with Sophie is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support while balancing work, family or other commitments, and they allow therapists and clients to maintain momentum between sessions.