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Brenda Benning

Therapist
11 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Family issues, Trauma, PTSD
  • Individual therapy, Family therapy, Child or adolescent therapy

Great to meet you!

I specialize in adoption, foster, and kinship families, especially those struggling with past trauma. I love to see parents feel successful in parenting their children from hard places.

My approach to therapy

I focus quite a bit on attachment and parenting. Using family therapy approaches, both with and without the child present, to ensure the integrity of the relationship.

What you can expect from me

We will set goals together and understand they can always change. Ultimately, I strive to help families feel safe and successful, whatever that looks like for them. I bring real life experience to my practice to help show successes and failures help us grow.

About me

  • I identify as
    Caucasian, Woman
  • My style is
    Open Minded, Humorous, Solution Oriented

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    11 years of experience
  • Training
    MSW (Master of Social Work) at University of Minnesota
  • License type
    LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (Delaware), LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Clinical) (Maryland), LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) (Minnesota)
  • Licensed in
    Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Ascension, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid Atlantic

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, Family issues, Trauma, PTSD
  • More specialties
    Stress management, Relationship issues, Identity issues, Infertility
  • Therapy methods
    Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Attachment Based Family Therapy, Trauma Focused CBT, Multidimensional Family, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Family Focused Therapy (FFT), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Structural Family, Strength-Based, Attachment Based, Behavior Modification, Experiential, Behavior Management, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Psychoeducational Family Therapy, Play
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Family therapy, Child or adolescent therapy
  • Ages served
    Children, Adults, Adolescents
  • Languages
    English