About Benjamin
Benjamin Lighter is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on somatic-informed and client-centered approaches. He draws on three years of counseling experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. Ben speaks plainly and keeps sessions practical so parents and busy adults can follow along easily.
He uses somatic ideas to bring attention to how the body and mind interact during stress. That can look like noticing breathing, posture, or physical sensations alongside talk.
Background and approach
He also uses client-centered listening to help people feel heard and understood as they describe what’s difficult. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods are part of his toolbox when people want to change thinking patterns and habits that feed anxiety or low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices are also used to teach emotion regulation and present-moment awareness.
Ben works with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, career questions, and compassion fatigue. He also helps with guilt, shame, panic, mood disorders, and building self-love. Sessions are offered in English and conducted online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
He is licensed in Alabama as an LPC, license number AL LPC LPC05082. To begin, users can follow the platform’s matching steps and schedule according to availability.
How his approaches work in online therapy
Somatic-informed work focuses on the link between body sensations and emotions. In online sessions this might mean gentle guidance to notice breathing, posture, or tension while talking, which can help when stress or panic arise.Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and empathy. The therapist offers a nonjudgmental space where people can say what’s on their mind and explore their feelings at their own pace.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and replace them with more useful strategies. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood concerns and pairs well with skills taught in DBT and mindfulness.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to figure out what fits their goals, needs, and comfort, and adjust methods over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules. These options make it easier to have regular check-ins, practice techniques between sessions, and maintain therapy while juggling family and work commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English