About Benjamin
Benjamin Lighter is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Alabama. He uses warm, straightforward conversation and practical skills to help people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. He blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques to focus on what matters to each person.
Sessions typically explore current concerns, test small behavior changes, and build coping strategies that fit daily life. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing are added when they suit a client's goals.
How Benjamin works
Benjamin has three years of clinical experience working with concerns such as ADHD, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues. He also helps people facing sleep and eating challenges, anger, career shifts, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include guilt and shame, mood disorders, panic disorder and panic attacks, and self-love.
His style is conversational and goal-oriented. He listens first, then works collaboratively to set small goals and track progress. Practical tools and short exercises are often introduced between sessions to reinforce new habits.
Sessions are offered in English by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. New clients begin by completing a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling according to therapist availability. The subscription model for sessions can be canceled at any time.
Benjamin lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Benjamin works with
The areas below are the ones Benjamin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alabama |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy begins by focusing on each person's concerns and values. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, reflects what he hears, and helps clients decide which goals matter most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence feelings and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood symptoms. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to try methods that match their goals and comfort. Adjustments are made over time so therapy stays useful and relevant. Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow real-time conversation similar to office visits, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can work for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief, ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to use the format that best supports each person's needs.Start online instead of waiting
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