Kristin Benson

Art Therapy uses creative expression to improve mental, emotional, and physical well-being. This therapeutic approach helps individuals process trauma, reduce stress, increase self-awareness, and explore feelings through various artistic mediums.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy identifies and changes negative thought patterns affecting emotions and behaviors. This evidence-based approach effectively treats depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other mental health conditions by developing practical coping strategies and improved emotional regulation.

Family Systems Therapy views family as an emotional unit and addresses patterns within the system. This approach helps families improve communication, resolve conflicts, and create healthier interaction patterns by understanding the interconnected nature of family relationships.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy combines mindfulness practices with cognitive techniques. This evidence-based approach helps prevent depression relapse and treat anxiety by developing present-moment awareness, acceptance, and healthier relationships with thoughts.

Motivational Interviewing helps clients resolve ambivalence and strengthen motivation for change. This collaborative counseling method explores and resolves mixed feelings about behavior change, enhancing intrinsic motivation through focused conversation.

Multicultural Therapy recognizes the importance of cultural factors in mental health. This culturally responsive approach considers how ethnicity, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and other cultural factors influence psychological well-being and the therapeutic process.

Play Therapy uses play to help children express and process emotions. This developmentally appropriate approach helps children communicate feelings, develop coping skills, and resolve challenges through play, their natural language of expression.

Reality Therapy helps clients take effective control of their lives. This practical approach focuses on present behavior, making responsible choices, and fulfilling basic psychological needs for love, power, freedom, fun, and survival through effective actions.

Relational Therapy focuses on the healing power of authentic therapeutic relationships. This interpersonal approach emphasizes mutual empathy, authenticity, and the therapeutic alliance as primary agents of change in addressing relationship patterns and emotional healing.

Strength-Based Therapy focuses on capabilities and resources rather than deficits. This empowering approach identifies and builds upon existing strengths, resilience factors, and positive qualities to help clients overcome challenges and achieve their goals.

Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the impact of traumatic experiences on mental health. These specialized approaches help individuals process traumatic memories, reduce symptoms, and develop coping skills to recover from psychological trauma.

Person-Centered Therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, creates a supportive environment where you can explore your thoughts and feelings with a therapist who demonstrates genuine empathy, unconditional positive regard, and authenticity. Rather than directing your journey, we trust in your natural capacity for growth and healing, believing that when provided with these core conditions, you'll discover meaningful insights and solutions that align with your unique values and needs. This humanistic approach honors your inner wisdom and empowers you to develop greater self-awareness and personal growth at your own pace.

Child-Centered Play Therapy provides a safe environment for children to express themselves. This non-directive approach trusts children's inner direction toward growth, using therapeutic play to facilitate emotional healing, self-regulation, and resilience.

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps children and adolescents recover from trauma. This evidence-based approach combines trauma-sensitive interventions with cognitive behavioral, family, and humanistic principles to address trauma symptoms.