
Ben du Preez
Registered Member MBACP
Contact information
- Phone number
- 07410048686
Therapist - Hackney (E8) & Finsbury Park (N4)
Features
- Flexible hours available
- Wheelchair accessible office
- Concessionary rates
Availability
I am available on Thursdays and Fridays for in-person sessions in Finsbury Park (N4), Hackney (E8) and Tottenham (N17), and online sessions wherever you are based.
About me and my therapy practice
We all have moments in which we question the direction of our lives. Whether you're feeling lost, numb, restless, overwhelmed, trapped, or simply curious, therapy is an opportunity to explore and develop new ways of being.
At its best, this isn’t a clinical exercise where you come to be ‘fixed’ - it's a co-created journey that allows you to connect with what’s alive, tangled or unspoken inside of you.
My role as the therapist in this encounter is not to direct or diagnose, but to help you tune in to yourself in ways that might once have felt out of reach.
My approach is integrative and relational, which is another way of saying that I’m less interested in rigid theories than in the unique complexity of your experience and what actually happens in the room between us.
Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with people navigating a wide range of different challenges, including anxiety, loss, depression, heartache, feeling stuck, addiction, and experiences of abuse. My passion lies in supporting those who’ve felt the need to shrink, edit, or protect parts of themselves in order to belong.
This might be due to your experience of childhood dynamics, questions around gender and sexuality, neurodivergence, chronic illness, migration and cultural otherness, or the slow erosion of self that can come with existing in a world which often struggles to see us fully.
Whatever your story, I offer an open, inclusive, and non-judgmental space that is authentic, affirmative, and makes room for both challenge and play, darkness and light.
If you are unsure whether I can work with you, please ask and we can talk it through together.
I did my training in integrative counselling and psychotherapy at the Minster Centre in London, after 15 years working in a range of mental health settings for different social justice and migrant rights organisations, in the UK and internationally.
My first session
I recognise that finding the right therapist can feel daunting so I offer a free 15-minute phone/online consultation first, just so you can get a sense of how we might work together and ask any questions you have about the therapy process. before committing to anything.
My standard fee is £75 but I reserve some session-slots for low-income clients and those with experience of the UK’s asylum system - please do flag if this applies to you.
What I can help with
Abuse, Addictions, AIDS/HIV, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQ+ counselling, Loss, Men's issues, Neurodiversity, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Dependency, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Creative therapy, Existential, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Phenomenological, Psychodynamic, Relational, Systemic, Transpersonal
Clients I work with
Adults, Groups, Organisations
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Outdoor therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Time-limited
Languages spoken
English