Melissa Benson
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
About Melissa
I am licensed in Florida with 24 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with coping with addictions, coping with grief and loss, depression, & coping with life changes. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
What Melissa helps with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
How Melissa works
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “I’ve been seeing Melissa for over a year now and enjoy her therapy style. It has helped me improve my mental health so much!”
- “I love seeing Melissa! She has helped me in so many ways, and she has singlehandedly changed my views on therapy! She has found ways to help me that I didn’t even know were possible, and she’s really put a light in my life! I will forever appreciate what she has been and is doing for me! I could go on and on about how amazing she is, I would recommend her and BetterHelp to anyone! I am forever thankful the universe sent me such a wonderful therapist!”
- “She’s amazing”
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- “She is extremely kind and understanding of what I need. She offers help in way that isn't demeaning, demanding, or rude. She makes sure that I understand what is expected and really listens when I tell her whats going on.”
- “Melissa has been an absolute wonder for me. She has helped me start my therapy journey and my long road towards self compassion.”
- “Fully equipped and highly proficient in meeting my therapeutic needs.”
- “Always supportive and offers great advice and worksheets to help deal with my issues”
- “Very helpful and adaptive to needs.”
- “She is very kind and professional, and I'm excited to continue therapy sessions.”
- “Amazing person. Helpful, passionate about what she does and she has truly been a blessing to me on this journey”
- “Melissa is a fantastic therapist<br /> She has been so knowledgeable and available and open to anything that I come with to her. She has helped me so much”
- “Melissa is fun & supportive talking with me. She gives me lots of ideas & makes conversation easy for me.”
- “I really like all the evaluations and exercises that give me a chance to do more self reflection. Melissa is great at offering ways to look at the concerns and listen curiously.”
- “Melissa Benson is a great therapist she listens to me and gives me great advice on how to live with my past trauma and hurts I would highly recommend her to anyone who is interested in helping themselves”
- “The issues within my marriage aren’t for the “light of heart”. Melissa has been extremely helpful to both my husband and I. At the beginning, she had us do different types of quizzes so that she could get to know us and our personalities better. She gave us homework and helpful tools to navigate difficulties. I can tell that she loves what she does (as a therapist) because of how thorough and caring she is. I feel very blessed to have her as our therapist.”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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