I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Certified School Social Worker and a Certified Chaplain with over 30 years of experience helping , counseling and coaching adults, teens, children, families and couples. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, school /work challenges, and ADHD, trauma or emotional abuse.
My counseling style is warm, interactive, and creative.
I believe in treating each person with respect, sensitivity.
We will tailor our dialogue and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change for the better.
If you are ready to take that step I am here to support and empower you.
I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, 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, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hearing impaired, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, 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-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Trichotillomania, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Really great therapist and I had to try a few. Helped me tremendously
Written on Oct 14, 2022 after therapy with Benjamin for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, anger management, and coping with life changes
Really good
Written on Aug 18, 2022 after therapy with Benjamin for 3 months on issues concerning coaching, and adhd
Benjamin's a wonderfully empathetic and insightful therapist. I felt very comfortable talking with him - he asks helpful questions, and his stories are always engaging and relevant. I'm grateful for my time meeting with him and would highly recommend him!
Written on Aug 10, 2022 after therapy with Benjamin for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, coaching, and adhd
Benjamin is very open, non judgemental and understanding. He made me feel comfortable immediately and validated alot of my thoughts and feelings. I am very grateful. I joined Better Help without much expectation and have been very satisfied eith my experience thanks to Benjamin.
Written on Jul 31, 2022 after therapy with Benjamin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Great therapist
Written on Jun 07, 2022 after therapy with Benjamin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, eating disorders, anger management, and coping with life changes
Thank you for everything .
Written on Jun 02, 2022 after therapy with Benjamin for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and family conflicts