Charnell Benjamin-Carter, LMHC
Experienced counselor focused on real-life change
Details
| Name | Charnell Benjamin-Carter |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 17 |
About Charnell
Charnell Benjamin-Carter is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing anxiety, stress, relationship strain, addiction, grief, and trauma. She uses straightforward conversation and practical steps so parents and partners can make small changes that add up. Charnell works from Florida and brings 17 years of clinical experience to each session.
She favors Narrative approaches alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered work to help people tell and reframe their stories.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy are also part of her toolbox when thoughts, patterns, or emotional responses get in the way of daily life. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills you can use between meetings. Charnell’s background includes an internship at an inpatient residential center helping women with eating disorders and substance use.
That early work shaped how she approaches addiction and trauma, with attention to practical recovery steps and how those struggles affect relationships. Her training and long practice inform how she supports people through painful life events. Conversations with Charnell aim to identify the core issues behind recurring problems rather than only addressing surface symptoms.
She often combines story work with behavior-focused strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and rebuild trust after infidelity or loss. The emphasis is on realistic, achievable change. People who choose her typically want a direct, experienced clinician who uses faith-informed values when helpful.
Sessions are offered in English and can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Charnell works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Charnell among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Charnell among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Charnell among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Charnell among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Charnell among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Charnell among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Charnell among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Charnell among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Charnell directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Charnell directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Charnell uses Narrative therapy to help people revisit the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, making space to reframe painful events and build new meanings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients identify values and take small, committed actions toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, listening-first stance so people feel heard and can lead the work at their own pace.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Charnell discusses options with each person and tailors methods to fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they decide whether to focus on story work, behavior change, emotional repair, or a combination of approaches so the plan fits daily life.
Online therapy lets people meet in ways that fit their schedule and comfort. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and reading relational cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and live chat or text messaging work for shorter check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for busy parents, commuters, and people in different time zones.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Charnell help people with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and grief, intimacy and eating issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, and career challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Charnell blends Narrative therapy with ACT, Client-Centered methods, CBT, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to combine story work with practical skills and emotion-focused repair.
What is her professional background?
She has 17 years of experience and completed an internship at an inpatient residential facility focused on eating disorders and substance use.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential - FL LMHC - and practices from Florida.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription plan that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
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