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Cora Benedict

Practical, compassionate therapy for life transitions

LMFT Alaska

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Cora

Cora Benedict is an LMFT with 15 years of clinical experience who centers her work on evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and a range of life transitions.

Background and approach

Trained in modalities that include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Existential Therapy, she blends practical skill-building with empathic exploration to address symptoms like depression, sleep and eating difficulties, anger, and low self-esteem.

Practitioners describe her practice as attentive to both immediate coping needs and longer-term personal growth, with attention to career concerns, caregiving stress, compassion fatigue, and the challenges of chronic illness or disability. She also works with issues related to adoption and foster care, family of origin dynamics, codependency, substance concerns, and end-of-life matters.

Based in Alaska, Benedict offers a collaborative style that emphasizes strengthening communication, cultivating self-compassion, and developing tools to navigate change and build resilience. Clients seeking support for ADHD, parenting concerns, or grief and loss will find a therapist who combines structured interventions with an open, client-centered stance to tailor work to each person’s goals and preferences.

Integrating proven approaches with flexible online care



Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical, goal-oriented method that helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more effective strategies; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathic listening and supporting each person’s capacity for self-direction, creating space for exploration and personal insight. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful when strong emotions or relationship patterns interfere with daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative work between therapist and client. Cora aims to assess needs, goals, and preferences together and to draw from these approaches in ways that fit each person’s situation rather than applying a single method to every case.

Online formats in her practice include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which support flexible scheduling and allow people to access therapy from home or other convenient locations. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between sessions, and adapt contact to what feels most useful for the individual.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Cora works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, depression, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach combines client-centered listening with practical therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and elements of DBT and EFT to balance skill-building and emotional processing.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with people facing a variety of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds the credential AK LMFT 188486 and is based in Alaska.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issues

Also works with

Eating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Alaska

Languages

English