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Benjamin Jensen

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Benjamin Jensen

Pennsylvania

Practical, person-focused counseling

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  • Men's wellbeing focus
  • Eclectic approach
  • English sessions

About Benjamin

Benjamin Jensen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in Pennsylvania. He brings nine years of counseling experience and approaches each person as an individual. He explains things plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions.

He favors an eclectic way of working and matches methods to what a person needs. That might mean using ideas from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful habits, or drawing on emotion-focused work to address painful relationship patterns. He pays attention to how thoughts, feelings, body sensations, and spiritual concerns connect in daily life.

Benjamin has supported people through stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, and relationship strain. He also helps with parenting challenges, work and career issues, self-esteem, anger, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. His background includes work with complex family situations and caregiving stress.

In sessions he aims to treat people with respect and to tailor sessions to their pace. Conversations are practical and grounded, with a focus on small, usable changes. He encourages people to try strategies between meetings and to check in about what works.

People who prefer a flexible, problem-solving approach may find his style helpful. He accepts clients from outside the U.S. and offers services in English. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats and scheduling options before booking.

Therapeutic approaches useful in online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and moving through life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which can help with depression, anxiety, and coping skills. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in relationships, which can aid intimacy and communication concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That can mean trying one approach for a time, then adjusting based on what proves helpful.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can guide practical skill practice, coaching, and emotional processing in virtual sessions just as they do in person, and Benjamin frames sessions around what people need to manage daily life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Credentials

Utah, Pennsylvania

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and fatherhood concerns, ADHD, career stress, and compassion fatigue among other topics.

What is his therapeutic style?

He uses an eclectic, client-centered style and adapts methods to each person. Sessions are practical and focused on steps people can try between meetings.

How much experience does he have?

He has nine years of experience as a counselor working with a range of concerns from crisis to longer-term issues.

What credentials and location does he hold?

He holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and practices in Pennsylvania. The credentials listed are LPC and LCMHC.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options with the therapist before booking.

How are fees and payment handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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