- Faith-informed approach
- Focus on relationships
- Addiction support
About Charnell
Charnell Benjamin-Carter is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 17 years of clinical experience. She greets new clients with a direct, faith-informed perspective and a focus on practical steps. People often come to her feeling stuck in relationships, overwhelmed by stress, or unsure how to move past loss or addiction. She offers a calm, straightforward way to start moving forward.
Her work blends several therapeutic approaches to meet real-life needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to look at how emotion and attachment shape relationships. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness tools are used to build tolerance for painful feelings while helping clients act on their values.
Charnell has a background that includes training at Nova Southeastern University and an internship at Hyde Park Counseling Center, an inpatient residential facility that focused on eating disorders and substance use. She also has additional training in trauma-informed care and addictions work. Those experiences inform her approach to issues like grief, trauma, codependency, and substance concerns.
In sessions she combines practical techniques, emotion-focused work, and faith where it matters to the client. She helps people address symptoms and the deeper patterns that keep problems repeating. Her stated goals include reducing anxiety and depression, repairing relationships, and supporting recovery from addiction.
Charnell works from Florida and conducts sessions in English. She accepts international clients and holds the credential LMHC in Florida.
How her approaches work in online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting those experiences dictate actions; it is useful for anxiety, avoidance, and making value-based changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can help with depression, anxiety, and many day-to-day problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at patterns of emotional connection and is often used to repair relationship hurt and improve communication.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That process may include trying a skill-based focus one month and shifting to emotion-focused work the next, depending on progress.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, saving travel time, allowing a shorter check-in when schedules are tight, or removing the need to be on camera for every appointment. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EFT techniques to work effectively through remote sessions when that format is available.
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Experience
17+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma and grief, and intimacy or self-esteem struggles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style mixes practical skills and deeper emotion work. She uses tools from CBT, ACT, EFT, and mindfulness to combine problem solving with attention to feeling and attachment.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience working with individuals, couples, and families on issues including addiction, eating concerns, trauma, and relationship repair.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and practices in Florida.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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