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Yesenia Benitez

Therapist(She/Her)
3 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, Depression, Identity issues, Trauma
  • Individual therapy, Family therapy, Child or adolescent therapy

Great to meet you!

As a License Marriage and Family Therapist I believe that your upbringing can really shape up how you precieve the world. It shapes your relationships in both your personal relationships and or your work life. Lets work together in healing that inner child. My approach is nurturing, compassionate and at your past. I am a psychotherapist with extensive experience working with community based Mental health setting including high level of care population and crisis intervention.

My approach to therapy

My approach to therapy is nurturing, compassionate, and strength based. I believe every person has inner strengths and resilence that can support healing and growth. In our work together, I create a safe and supportive space where clients feell heard and undserstood while we build on their exising strength, develop effective coping strategies, and move toward meaningful change.

What you can expect from me

The first session is an opportunity for us to get to know each other and begin building a comfortable, trusting relationship. My goal is to create a safe, welcoming, and non-judgemental space where you fell heard and supported. We will discuss your current challenges, concerns, struggles and or goals. Important background infromation about your life, relationships and experiences what you hope to gain from therapy. you are welcome to share as much or as little as you feel comfortable during session. Therapy moves at your pace my goal is that you leave the first and ongoing sessions seen, heard, supported and hopeful about working together.

About me

  • I identify as
    Other Racial or Ethnic Background, Hispanic, Woman
  • My style is
    Affirming, Warm, Empowering

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    3 years of experience
  • Training
    MS (Master of Science) at California State University, Fresno
  • License type
    LMFT (Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist) (California)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, Depression, Identity issues, Trauma
  • More specialties
    Family issues, LGBTQIA+, Stress management, Anger management, Panic disorders, Cultural & ethnic issues, Grief or loss, Maternal mental health, Women's issues, PTSD, Transgender issues
  • Therapy methods
    Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Problem-Solving Therapy (PST), Cognitive Processing (CPT), Humanistic, Attachment Based, Relational, Experiential, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Psychoeducational Family Therapy, Play, Somatic, Art Therapy, Psychodynamic, Trauma Focused CBT, Narrative Therapy, Strength-Based, Attachment Based Family Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Positive Psychology
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Family therapy, Child or adolescent therapy
  • Ages served
    Children, Adolescents, Adults
  • Languages
    English, Spanish