Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How Benita works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCMHC, LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York, North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Benita
Benita Wilson is a licensed counselor with 24 years of clinical experience. She practices in New York and offers care for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, and anger concerns. Benita communicates in English and accepts international clients.
Her approach is warm and client-centered. She aims to create an open, engaging space where people can speak honestly and feel heard. Sessions are guided by what each person brings and what they want to change.
Background and approach
Benita uses practical tools drawn from cognitive behavioral techniques and rational-emotive ideas. She also uses solution-focused strategies to help people set goals and try concrete steps between sessions. Conversations often focus on identifying patterns, testing new behaviors, and building small skills that add up over time.
People come to her for a wide range of concerns including depression, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, parenting stress, bipolar management, career questions, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and work-life transitions. She helps people sort priorities and create realistic plans for moving forward. Benita combines direct feedback with a supportive manner.
She helps clients learn ways to manage strong feelings, reduce unhelpful thinking, and improve how they relate to others. For someone feeling stuck or overwhelmed, she works to make change feel possible and manageable.
What Benita works with
Everything Benita lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Benita's practice.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Benita draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. This approach breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches practical skills for symptoms like anxiety, depression, and anger.She also uses rational-emotive ideas which focus on identifying beliefs that increase distress and testing more balanced alternatives. That method can help with self-critical thoughts and intense emotional reactions. Solution-focused interventions are used to set clear, short-term goals and track small changes that build momentum.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Benita collaborates with each client to match techniques to their goals and preferences. She reviews what is helping and adapts plans so sessions stay relevant and focused on progress.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and messaging is helpful for shorter, ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work or caregiving schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Benita
What kinds of concerns does Benita address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy challenges, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered, open, engaging, and supportive. She focuses on respectful listening and working together to set goals.
What is her professional background?
She has 24 years of experience as a practicing counselor and has worked with a broad range of concerns across that time.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
Benita practices in New York and holds LCMHC and LMHC credentials listed as NC LCMHC and NY LMHC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She works with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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 therapist availability.