Dr. Benie MacDonald BA (Hons) DPhil

Abuse, Addiction to Love and Sex, Addictions, Adolescence, Alcohol Problems, Anger, Anorexia Nervosa, Anxiety, Assertiveness, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Bereavement, Bisexual Issues, Bulimia Nervosa, Bullying, Business Leader's Issues, Career Issues, Childhood Issues, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) (ME), Codependence, Confidence Issues, Couple Relationships, Creativity, Debt, Depression, Dissociation, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drug Addiction, Dyslexia, Eating Disorders, Exile Issues, Fear, Gay Issues, Grief, History of Mental Illness, Hysteria, Identity, Impotency, Inhibitions, Integration of Experience, Lack of Meaning in Life, Lesbian Issues, Loneliness, Loss, Marriage (Marital relations), Midlife Crisis, Mixed Race Issues, Mother and Baby Issues, Obsessions, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Attacks, Parenting Issues, Personal Growth, Personal Relationships, Personality Difficulties, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Physical Illness, Post Natal Depression (PND), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Pregnancy, Psychosexual Issues, Psychosis, Psychosomatic Symptoms, Racial Abuse, Rape, Redundancy, Same Sex Relationships, Self Development, Self Esteem, Self Harm, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Behaviour, Sexuality, Sleeping Problems, Smoking Addiction, Social Phobia, Spirituality, Stage Fright, Stress, Suicidal Thoughts, Transgender Issues, Transitions, Trauma, Unresolved Issues, Work Issues and Relationships

Behavioural Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Integrative Therapy, Person Centred Therapy, Transactional Analysis (TA)

Female

I am a British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Psychologist and a trainee in Transactional Analysis (TA) with a psychotherapy speciality. I live and work in Brighton.

The issues I work with include anxiety disorders, depression, stress, and eating disorders. I have a Gay Affirmative perspective.

The theoretical framework that I use is Transactional Analysis (TA). This is a theory and therapy that was developed by Dr Eric Berne in the 1960’s. It enables the therapist to build a picture of the client and their psychological makeup and how the life patterns and strategies that we use originate in childhood. These patterns and strategies are often replayed in our adult lives even though they are frequently painful and self defeating. Clients come to see me with a wide range of issues which include anxiety, depression, stress and eating disorders. I help them to navigate their way through life’s often painful and puzzling journey.

I am a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the institute of Transactional Analysis (ITA) and the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA)

Transactional Analysis (TA) helps me to help my clients to understand and to improve their lives, their relationship and their communication.

The first session consists of taking a background history to find out more about you and to make sure that we suit each other!

If you are unsure about making an appointment please contact me via the 'Contact Me' link below, and we can discuss your needs.