About Benjamin
Benjamin Nielson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who offers direct, down-to-earth support for people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and related concerns. He practices from Utah and brings six years of clinical experience to his work. Benjamin speaks English and uses practical methods to help people manage symptoms and cope with life changes.
He focuses on problems such as depression, self-esteem, grief, anger, panic, and compassion fatigue. He also helps with attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and communication struggles.
Background and approach
Benjamin works with people dealing with substance use and the emotional fallout of loss and trauma. Benjamin's earlier work included prevention and program development on the Navajo Nation, where he helped design experiential programs for at-risk youth. He later worked as a medical social worker and in homecare and hospice, providing crisis support and resource navigation.
These roles shaped his practical approach and awareness of cultural and medical contexts. In sessions he adjusts his approach to what someone needs in the moment. He commonly uses mindfulness, motivational interviewing, trauma-focused ideas, emotionally-focused methods, and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people gain skills and clarity.
The goal is steady progress through realistic steps and honest conversation. Benjamin aims to create a respectful, warm space where people can talk through problems and build coping strategies. He encourages small changes that add up and supports clients as they work toward clearer goals.
Therapeutic approaches applied online
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can use this to identify recurring ways of relating and help people experiment with different responses to stress and connection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. In remote sessions CBT can provide clear tools for managing anxiety, depression, panic, and mood symptoms. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and change emotional responses in relationships and individual patterns of feeling. This can be useful for tackling grief, shame, anger, and attachment pain.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Benjamin will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences, then suggest options and adjust based on what seems to help. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits practical needs and personal style.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls make it possible to have face-to-face conversations across distance. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or easier to fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use brief, ongoing support. These formats make it easier to keep regular contact and try new skills in daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English