Tuesday Benfield, BACP

Tuesday Benfield is a counsellor who focuses on helping people facing major life stress and transition. She works with those dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, addiction and the strain of relationship or family problems. Her manner is down to earth and approachable, aimed at making it easier to start talking about difficult things.

She trained with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and has experience in NHS therapeutic services and a private practice. Her background includes work in bereavement support, domestic violence, rape and abuse services, and addiction work. This variety informs how she connects with people from different walks of life.

Her approach is integrative, which means she draws on different ways of working to suit each person. She commonly uses person-centred ideas to build the counselling relationship and cognitive behavioural techniques to address current thoughts and behaviours. Mindfulness and attachment-based ideas also inform her practice when they fit the client's needs.

Sessions can be short or long term depending on what someone wants to focus on. She aims to help clients understand what is happening for them and to develop practical coping strategies. There is an emphasis on exploring feelings without judgment and finding realistic steps towards change.

Tuesday has around four years of experience in counselling roles alongside longer involvement in family liaison and emotional support. She keeps up professional development by attending workshops and follows BACP guidance in her ongoing learning.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then to act in ways that match their values. It can help when someone feels stuck in midlife questions or facing big life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on current thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about what they want to achieve and will suggest ways of working that fit those goals. This is a collaborative process and methods can be adjusted as needs and preferences become clearer.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use approaches like CBT worksheets or mindfulness practices from home or another suitable space, while still working collaboratively with a counsellor to set goals and track progress.