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Emily Benton

Calm, practical care for life transitions

LPC Texas

Experience
5 years in practice
Focus areas
Trauma and abuse, Parenting, Coping with life changes
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Emily

Emily Benton is an LPC based in Texas who blends practical, skills-based methods with empathic listening to help people navigate trauma, addiction, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness-informed techniques to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, build coping strategies, and develop clearer goals for change. With five years of clinical experience, Benton focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, stress, grief, and intimacy or relationship concerns.

Her practice also addresses parenting and communication struggles, issues related to adoption and foster care, addiction and substance concerns, hospice and end-of-life matters, and challenges tied to intellectual disability or veteran and armed forces experiences. She pairs trauma-focused methods and solution-focused tools to create individualized plans that target both immediate coping needs and longer-term growth.

Sessions prioritize building resilience, reducing shame and guilt, and strengthening self-esteem while supporting clients in clarifying life purpose and career-related goals.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

The practice combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and mindfulness approaches to guide online work. CBT helps identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and build concrete behavioral strategies for anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and addiction-related challenges. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration so the therapist follows the client’s pace while creating a respectful environment for exploring life changes and relationships. Mindfulness therapy offers skills to strengthen present-moment awareness and stress management, which can support grief processing, anger regulation, and compassion fatigue.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to clarify goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan over time so methods align with individual needs and preferences rather than assuming a single path from the start.

Online sessions are available via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity during life transitions, access care from different locations within Texas, and practice skills between sessions while working toward meaningful change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Emily commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, stress, anger, self-esteem, and career or life-purpose questions.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Sessions blend client-centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness techniques, and may include solution-focused or trauma-focused strategies depending on the goals discussed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working with clients on a variety of mental health and life transition issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is licensed as an LPC with the license TX LPC 80439 and practices serving clients in Texas.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for remote work?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to the available options listed.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Trauma and abuseParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDrug and alcohol addictionGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIntellectual disabilityLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English