Sharilee Benjamin (she/her)

LCSW, LICSW
Accepting Clients

Therapy for those who are often the steady one for others and quietly feeling overwhelmed inside.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in ,

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

About My Clients

Many of my clients are used to being the steady one for others and carrying responsibility in their relationships, families, or work. On the outside, they often hold things together. Inside, they may feel overwhelmed, depleted, or unsure where they fit anymore. I work well with people who give a lot and have reached a point where something needs to change, and who want a steady, attuned space to slow down and explore what is happening beneath the surface.

My Background and Approach

I work best with people who are used to carrying a lot and have had little space to tend to themselves. My work is grounded in trauma informed, evidence based care, with attention to nervous system regulation and how stress is held in the body. I focus on pacing, attunement, and the therapeutic relationship we build together. In sessions, we pay close attention to what keeps showing up, how your body has learned to respond to stress, and how these patterns affect your inner life and relationships. This work tends to fit people who are ready to engage honestly and stay with the process, even when the answers are not clear yet.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I value work that is steady, thoughtful, and grounded in real life. Therapy works best, in my experience, when people do not have to perform or defend themselves, and when there is space to stay with questions as they unfold. I aim to offer care that is non assumptive and responsive to what people are actually living with.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Integrative Therapy Relational Therapy Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment Theory
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Harm Reduction Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Play Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety Attachment Burnout
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Adoption Issues
  • Aging Concerns
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Immigration/Acculturation
  • Insomnia
  • Men's Issues
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Physical Disability
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Spirituality
  • Veterans/Military Service
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Kaiser
  • Oscar
  • Anthem
  • Optum
  • United Healthcare
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Christianity
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
  • Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Judaism

At A Glance

  • Experience: 6 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $155 - 200/session

Reach out to Sharilee