Tuesday Benfield, BACP

Tuesday Benfield helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck or unsure where to turn. She speaks plainly and with warmth, so conversations are straightforward and easy to follow. Tuesday aims to make the first steps feel manageable for a worried parent or someone under pressure.

She works as a counsellor and has four years of professional experience alongside longer roles supporting people in different settings. Her BACP credential is listed as BACP, which means she follows the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy standards. She has experience offering bereavement support and has worked on services that dealt with domestic violence, street outreach, rape and abuse, and addiction concerns.

Her practice blends practical tools and open listening. She uses approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques to look at current thoughts and patterns, and person-centred ideas that place the client at the centre of the work. She also draws on attachment-focused ways of understanding relationships and promotes mindfulness and acceptance strategies when these fit the person’s needs.

Sessions aim to give space to talk and to try things that can help in day-to-day life. Tuesday says she treats people as individuals and avoids judgement, helping each person find coping steps that work for them. She offers both shorter and longer-term therapy depending on what someone needs.

Her background includes work across NHS therapeutic services and private practice, plus ongoing professional development through workshops and seminars. This mix informs a practical, grounded approach to common problems like anxiety, stress, grief, relationship concerns and addictive behaviours.

How therapy approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and patterns that get in the way of living the life someone wants. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on current thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with depression, anxiety and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and can be useful for intimacy-related issues and relationship struggles.

Choosing the right approach is something the therapist will do together with the client. Tuesday works collaboratively to match methods to the person’s goals, needs and day-to-day life. That means trying practical techniques when someone wants immediate tools, or exploring relationship patterns when that fits better.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people have a face-to-face feel without travel. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break more easily. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around childcare, work and other commitments, while keeping the focus on practical, steady progress.