About Gabriel
Gabriel (Gabor) Bene offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression and life transitions. He is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and draws on six years of counselling experience to help people find practical ways forward.
He aims to create an open, respectful space where concerns can be named and worked through at a manageable pace. Gabor uses practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy alongside client-centred listening and attachment-informed thinking.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, useful changes that can improve sleep, mood, relationships and day-to-day coping. He pays attention to identity and to issues commonly raised by LGBT clients when they appear in therapy. He also works with people affected by trauma, grief, addiction and long-term health challenges.
That can mean learning new coping skills, looking at unhelpful thinking patterns, or practising ways to repair important relationships. Sessions are tailored to the person rather than following a fixed script. People who prefer a reflective style find value in his existential and emotionally-focused approaches, which look at meaning, connection and emotional experience.
Where helpful, he brings mindfulness practices into conversation to reduce stress and improve focus. Gabor works with everyday practicalities such as sleep, career strain, parenting worries and managing anger. He encourages clear goals and checks progress together so therapy stays relevant.
To start, users follow the platform process to match and schedule a first session. He offers sessions in English and accepts clients from outside the United Kingdom. Fees and booking follow the site subscription model and can be adjusted through the account settings.
What Gabriel works with
Everything Gabriel lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Gabriel is listed here; the rest shows what else Gabriel works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gabriel lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How his approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current connections; it helps when relationship anxieties, trust or abandonment issues come up. Client-centred therapy centres on being heard and understood, giving people space to tell their story and find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at thinking patterns and behaviours, offering practical exercises to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and ease mood symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. He will work with each person to decide which methods feel most useful, and will adapt the mix as goals change. Collaboration means setting clear aims and checking progress together so sessions stay relevant.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list them explicitly. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving and travel, and it often reduces the time spent on commuting. Some formats can be better for shorter check-ins, while others suit longer therapeutic conversations or guided exercises that use video and worksheets. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use these options to help people maintain consistency and build skills between sessions.
Questions people ask about Gabriel
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions and relationship concerns, among other issues listed in his profile.
What is his general therapy style?
The approach combines client-centred listening with practical CBT techniques and attachment-informed work to help people make manageable changes.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has six years of experience working as a counsellor and therapist.
What credentials does he hold and where is he based?
He is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He accepts international clients, so people outside the United Kingdom can enquire about working together.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time through the platform.
How do I begin if I want to try therapy with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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