In search of individual counseling services? Welcome to the first phase of our journey together. Here you will find detailed information on the types of services offered so that you may make an informed decision on moving forward. Benjamin Counseling is comprised of counselors who possess specialized training and experience in working with individuals from the following populations:

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• Perinatal mental health community (Post partum depression/anxiety, birth trauma, adjustment to changing roles)

• Individuals navigating neurospice, gambling addiction, substance abuse, anxiety, OCD, and/or trauma

• Other clinicians/first responders (specifically including, but not limited to, veterans, nurses/physicians, police officers, and firefighters)

• Those navigating pre/post surgical weight loss intervention (bariatric surgery)

• College Students/Young Adults

 

We have multiple therapists trained in Perinatal Mental Health. This specialization speaks to  training/experience in aiding individuals navigating fertility issues, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, difficulties adjusting to changing roles, and postpartum anxiety/depression.

 

Are you a first responder or therapist? It's an honor to offer a safe space for those with the "invisible scars". We've undergone specialized training, including, but not limited to, the peer support program through the Alabama Fire College, and look forward to future interactions. Allow us to be there for you so that you can continue to show up for others.

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Below you will find the evidence based approaches utilized by Benjamin Counseling therapists to work towards wellness in daily living, whatever that may look like for you. These approaches include:

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• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)-Useful with attaining emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to aid in daily living 

• Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)-Useful with aiding in "turning down the volume" on anxiety experienced. (The aforementioned approaches above have been especially useful when combined with Mindfulness techniques and Behavioral Activation)

• Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP)- Useful in addressing obsessive thought patterns typically evident in OCD, as well as phobias, by desensitizing the brain to the effects of said thoughts by partnering to construct and gradually implement exposures while simultaneously adjusting to tolerating the discomfort inherent within such until frequency/severity of discomfort are successfully shown to decrease

• Inference Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (​I-CBT)-Useful in addressing the origin of obsessive thought patterns typically evident in OCD, by reconnecting to a trust in the senses and a grounding in reality, thereby rejecting the urge for intrusive thoughts/inferences to become facts. The focus is on shifting to tangible evidence, ultimately reducing doubts often present in the "what ifs"

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)-Useful in the building of "resourcing" skills that allow for maintenance of a window of tolerance to support effective processing of past trauma experienced for potential reduction of disturbance in relation to such

• Flash/4 Blinks-Useful in approaching trauma a micro slice at a time to allow for a greater window of tolerance in relation to such

• Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)-Very useful, particularly in our navigation of more short-term treatment structures. Our utilization of this type of therapy would involve focus in relation to your present goals forward.

• Adlerian, Human Development,  and Parts/IFS Informed-These therapeutic modalities inform  conceptualization in treatment

 

-We'd be glad to answer any questions in relation to the modalities above. Our route to healing is typically chosen collaboratively after we've had a chance to meet and determine what your needs are.​

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