About Benjamin
Benjamin Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana. He uses a client-centered approach that places the person’s experience at the center of sessions. He works in a respectful, non-judgmental way to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and self-esteem struggles.
Benjamin draws on 19 years of professional experience to address relationship concerns, parenting and fatherhood issues, and family problems. He also supports people dealing with social anxiety, seasonal affective disorder, and questions about life purpose.
How Benjamin works
His work often focuses on men’s issues and young adult challenges as well as multicultural concerns. In sessions he blends practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy with skills from dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing. He emphasizes clear, doable strategies that can be practiced between meetings.
He also uses mindfulness to help people notice thoughts and manage strong emotions. People can expect straightforward conversations aimed at small, measurable changes. Benjamin favors a strength-based tone that highlights what an individual already does well and builds from there.
He encourages clients to set goals and test new behaviors that fit their daily life. Benjamin offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs. Sessions follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
He conducts therapy in English and works with adults located in Indiana.
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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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Depression
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Benjamin often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. CBT breaks problems into small steps and teaches concrete skills people can practice between sessions.He also integrates dialectical behavior therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal skills. DBT-style skills help when emotions feel overwhelming or communication repeatedly leads to conflict.
Choosing a method is part of the process. Benjamin works collaboratively to figure out which approaches fit a person’s goals and preferences. He reviews options in early sessions and adjusts strategies as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and skills practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps keep work going between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or parenting schedules.
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