Celena Benjamin , LMHC, LCMHC

Celena Benjamin is a licensed mental health counselor with 27 years of clinical experience supporting people through a wide range of challenges. She holds the LMHC and LCMHC credentials, which designate her as a licensed mental health counselor. Over nearly three decades she has worked with individuals facing ADHD, obsessive-compulsive challenges, depression, anxiety, life transitions, parenting difficulties, relationship and family issues, career stress, substance-related struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem concerns, and self-injurious behavior.

Her approach is interactive and collaborative, beginning with a careful exploration of each person’s coping styles, strengths, skills, and personal boundaries. She emphasizes skill-building so clients can make concrete changes in their environments and relationships, and she uses attentive listening and thoughtful questioning to keep sessions focused on treatment goals and actionable plans. Celena tailors treatment to the unique needs of each person, integrating evidence-based methods and practical strategies to promote resilience and growth. She works with clients to identify environmental and behavioral changes that support healing, recovery, and empowerment, and structures sessions to match individual priorities and goals.

Celena brings a steady, skill-focused style to her therapeutic work, helping clients develop new tools and clearer plans for moving forward.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Access

Celena integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her work. ACT focuses on helping people clarify their values and build psychological flexibility - it supports coping with life changes, chronic stress, and patterns of avoidance by teaching skills to act in ways that reflect what matters most. CBT is a practical, problem-focused approach that helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive concerns.

She also uses principles from Client-Centered Therapy, providing a respectful, listening-focused environment where clients' perspectives guide the pace and content of treatment. Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she collaborates with each person to select methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than applying a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online therapy with Celena is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care, fit sessions into busy lives, and access therapists from different locations, supporting ongoing progress even when in-person visits are not practical.