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Emily Benton

Therapist

Emily Benton

LPC

Texas · 5+ years of experience

Compassionate support for trauma and life changes

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Step 1

  • Trauma-informed care
  • Practical coping skills
  • Client-centered approach

About Emily

Emily Benton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people facing trauma, addiction, and major life transitions. She offers calm, direct support and practical strategies for people feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward.

She focuses on trauma recovery, coping with life changes, and rebuilding after loss or addiction. Sessions emphasize clear steps people can try between meetings, and attention to how daily routines affect mood and stress.

Emily brings five years of clinical experience and uses a mix of methods to match each person’s needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot patterns that keep problems going. She also uses client-centered and trauma-focused approaches to make space for each person’s story.

Her work includes supporting people with parenting challenges, relationship struggles, grief, and career concerns. The profile also notes experience with adoption and foster care, hospice and end-of-life counseling, veterans’ issues, and intellectual disability in clinical settings.

Emily aims to help people build small, practical skills that add up over time. She focuses on strengthening self-compassion, improving communication, and reducing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and burnout. The first step is a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the site.

Step 2

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDrug and alcohol addictionGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIntellectual disabilityLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English

Step 3

How Emily’s Approaches Work Online

Emily uses client-centered work to prioritize each person’s needs and goals, listening carefully and shaping sessions around what matters most. This approach helps people feel heard and set clear, achievable steps toward change.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT helps break big issues into small experiments and practical exercises people can try between meetings to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Emily will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaboration includes reviewing what has helped in the past and choosing techniques to try over several sessions.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and remove travel time so people can focus on applying skills in daily life. Licensed professionals can adapt the approaches above for remote sessions to keep momentum between appointments.

Step 4

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Emily focus on?

She focuses on trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions among other concerns listed in her profile.

What is her general approach in sessions?

She blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and trauma-focused methods to help people identify patterns and try concrete changes.

What experience does she bring?

Emily has five years of clinical experience working with people facing trauma, addiction, major life changes, and related challenges.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.

In which languages can sessions be held?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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