Licensed clinical social worker recordNew Jersey
Benia Thomas, LCSW
New Jersey
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and LGBTQ+ issues
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in New York
- LCSW, licence 087655
- Licensed in New Jersey
- LCSW, licence 44SC06278100
- NPI
- 1275084410
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- New Jersey
These details come from information Benia supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- CBT and mindfulness
- Adolescents and young adults
About Benia
Benia Thomas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and New Jersey with 12 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, and issues affecting LGBTQ+ clients. Benia works with adolescents and young adults and helps people facing parenting, career, and life-change challenges.
She began her career in the New York City foster care system supporting children and families. Later roles included counseling incarcerated women with severe mental illness and leading psychoeducation and empowerment groups. She has also provided clinical supervision to master-level social workers.
Benia uses practical methods rather than a single fixed model. She draws from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to fit what a person needs. Sessions tend to be active and goal-oriented, with straightforward feedback and clear steps to try between meetings.
Her work often addresses identity and relationship concerns within the LGBTQ+ community, informed by over ten years of professional experience in this area and her own perspective as a lesbian clinician. She helps people talk through intimacy, communication, commitment, and body-image issues.
Benia emphasizes collaboration. She helps clients set concrete goals and tracks progress toward them. Expect practical strategies for coping with anger, compassion fatigue, attachment questions, and blended-family challenges.
BHow sessions work
How Benia Uses Evidence-Based Methods Online
Benia commonly draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in her online work. CBT helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try practical experiments to change behavior and mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce stress and improve focus.She also uses Client-Centered techniques that prioritize listening and collaboration to clarify goals and build a plan. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences and adjust methods as work progresses.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Some formats may also work better for quieter conversations or for sessions that do not require video. Benia will discuss what works best for scheduling and the type of session during the matching and first meeting.
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
New York, New Jersey
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, and LGBTQ+ related issues, among others listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a mix of Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, Mindfulness, and Solution-Focused approaches and adapts methods to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with children, families, incarcerated women, and young adults.
Where is she licensed?
Benia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with NY LCSW and NJ LCSW credentials and practices from New Jersey.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers