Benjamin Howard (he/him)

MAEd, MA, LPC, CTP

Benjamin Howard, MAEd, MACG, LPC (he/him) Licensed Professional Counselor | Certified Trauma Professional

Licensed Professional Counselor in Illinois
Supervised by Jeana Lucarelli, MA, PsyD

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Adolescent/Teen
  • Group

About My Clients

My clients are creative, nerdy, queer and sex-positive people looking for someone to help them make sense of things and themselves. My clients seek authenticity and to feel seen by a provider who will work with them as a partner to help them live their best lives as their truest selves.

My Background and Approach

We all have needs. Sometimes they’re big, complicated needs like a feeling of belonging or sense of purpose. Sometimes needs are more basic like getting enough sleep or feeling safe where we live. Whenever we don’t get a need met, that creates unfinished business - needs that linger around. Too much unfinished business and we become fragmented, unable to effectively deal with our present because we’re so consumed about past needs or too worried about future ones. Using a foundation based on a combination of Gestalt Therapy, Mindfulness-Based CBT, and Feminist Therapy, I help people define and address their needs.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Feminist Therapy Gestalt Therapy Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Men's Issues
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Sexual Problems
  • Suicidal Thoughts
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Humana
  • Optum
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • United Healthcare
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Atheism
  • Christianity
  • Wicca/Paganism

At A Glance

  • Experience: 8 years of practice
  • Rate: $65 - 235/session

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