{"id":43,"date":"2023-04-30T09:38:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T09:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2025-11-26T20:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:13:08","slug":"how-can-i-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"Working together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"header-banner\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mountain-sunset23-scaled.jpg')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mountain-sunset23-scaled.jpg\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mountain-sunset23-scaled.jpg\" data-large=\"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mountain-sunset23-scaled.jpg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inner-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"outer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-aos=\"fade-down\">Working together<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"breaker\">\n\t<div class=\"container is-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"line\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-block no-background\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>How I can help<\/p>\n<p>From my own experiences and now sitting comfortably and proudly at the intersection of sexuality, ethnicity and religion, I know how difficult life can get and you never quite know what\u2019s around the corner. When things can get too much it can be extremely hard to see a way out, think rationally and then in turn make the best decisions for our own mental health, welfare and wellbeing. Seeking a quick fix can feel like the easy way out but doesn\u2019t serve us well in the long run, often harming ourselves and those closest to us in ways we would never have wanted.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\">Services and Resouces<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"accordion-item\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<h3>Specific Support<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<i class=\"fa-light fa-angle-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<div class=\"columns is-gapless is-multiline\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-12-desktop\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<p>Bespoke therapy to suit your individual needs.<\/p>\n<p>Through my\u00a0own experience\u00a0combined with academic studies, I can certainly help if you have experienced or are living with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Acceptance of sexuality<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Addiction<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Anxiety<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Body Dysmorphia<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Chems and\/ or chemsex<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Coming Out<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Depression<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/?page_id=54\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"accordion-item\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<h3>Addiction or Recovery<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<i class=\"fa-light fa-angle-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<div class=\"columns is-gapless is-multiline\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-12-desktop\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<p>Addiction and the word addict can be a sensitive and difficult word for so many that come with a variety of complexities, but only you can identify yourself as an addict.<\/p>\n<p>Part of this realisation is identifying the signs of addiction. Perhaps you might want to ask yourself if you feel or are experiencing any of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Lack of control, or inability to stay away from a substance or behaviour<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Decreased socialisation, like abandoning commitments or ignoring relationships, sense of letting others down<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Ignoring risk factors, like using in risky situations, using substances in ways you never thought you would<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/?page_id=48\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"accordion-item\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<h3>Chems<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<i class=\"fa-light fa-angle-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<div class=\"columns is-gapless is-multiline\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-12-desktop\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<p><strong>In the last few decades<\/strong>, the way we meet and connect has changed. Hook-up and messaging apps, digital payment platforms and the use of drugs like crystal methamphetamine, GBL\/GHB \u2013 \u2018G\u2019 and mephedrone referred to as chems and specifically to enhance sexual experiences has given rise to what is known as\u00a0<i>chemsex<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>For some people using chems can feel fun, freeing and intensely intimate at first. But over time, things can shift. Chems and chems used in a sexualised context can start to feel less like a choice and more like something that\u2019s hard to control.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/?page_id=50\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"breaker\">\n\t<div class=\"container is-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"line\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-43","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":135,"href":"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1999,"href":"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions\/1999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/benkayetherapy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}