Therapist profile
Melissa Benson, LMHC, LCMHC
Florida
LMHC in Florida - Codependency and mood concerns
Continue with MelissaWhere Melissa stands
- Credentials
- LMHC, LCMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH11037; LCMHC, Utah / 13189238-6004
- NPI
- 1558704767
- Experience
- 24 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- Codependency support
- CBT and mindfulness
- Addictions and grief
About Melissa
Melissa Benson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 24 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and other challenges such as ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, and codependency.
Her approach is direct and practical. Conversations focus on the problem you bring and clear next steps. Melissa uses client-centered listening alongside tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help break unhelpful patterns. She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques when people want focused change work.
Sessions look at how thoughts, habits, and routines keep a cycle going. Melissa helps people notice those patterns and practice different responses. That can mean working on boundaries, reducing people-pleasing, changing substance use behaviors, or managing mood and stress day to day.
She has long experience supporting people through grief, life transitions, and the ripple effects of trauma and abuse. Melissa pays attention to practical skills you can use between sessions, such as brief behavioral experiments, thought records, and grounding exercises drawn from mindfulness.
Overall the work aims to make everyday life easier to manage. Conversations are individualized and goal-oriented. Before booking, confirm current session options so you know how sessions will be scheduled and delivered.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to you. Online sessions use that same listening to help you clarify goals and feel understood, even when meeting remotely. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical exercises. In online sessions those exercises can include scheduling, thought records, and brief behavioral experiments to try between meetings. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and calm the mind, which can be coached and practiced during remote appointments.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Melissa will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together you can decide whether to focus on skills, on changing thought patterns, or on short-term solution work that tracks progress session by session.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. You and the therapist can pick a rhythm that fits your life and try adjustments as you go.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Florida, Utah
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, codependency, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and client-centered. She combines listening with tools from CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work.
How much experience does she have?
Melissa has 24 years of professional experience working with people facing mood, addiction, grief, and life-change concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds LMHC and LCMHC credentials and is licensed in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.