Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Benjamin works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Benjamin
Benjamin Strauel is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, anger, grief, relationship strain, career questions, and major life changes. He focuses on practical steps that ease daily struggles and restore a sense of direction.
Ben centers sessions on the person in front of him. He pays attention to strengths and values, and he works with clients to set clear, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and grounded in real life. He aims to make progress feel manageable rather than overwhelming. His background includes long experience using several evidence-based approaches, including acceptance and commitment work, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior methods, and person-centered principles.
He brings those tools together based on what each person needs. Therapy can include skill practice, learning new thinking habits, and building routines that support emotional health. Ben often helps people facing chronic pain, illness, or disability, and those coping with loss, guilt, or shame.
He also supports people dealing with impulsivity, loneliness, money worries, and questions about life purpose and midlife transitions. Sessions tend to focus on solving immediate problems while also clarifying longer-term direction. He practices in Michigan and conducts therapy in English.
Ben describes his work as hopeful and strengths-based, and he encourages small, steady steps toward change. If someone is looking for practical coaching alongside counseling, his style blends both to help rebuild confidence and regain clarity.
What Benjamin works with
Everything Benjamin lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Benjamin's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Coaching
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Benjamin lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Ben’s Approaches Translate to Online Sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action toward them. Online work with ACT often involves learning to notice thoughts and choose actions that match what matters, which helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. In remote sessions this looks like tracking moods, practicing new ways of thinking, and trying small behavioral experiments between meetings to reduce symptoms like anger, sleep problems, and low mood.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions and impulsive behavior. Through video or messaging, clients can learn distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness exercises and then practice them in daily life.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they pick methods and then adjust if something isn’t helping, so the work stays focused on what the client needs.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief coaching, skill reminders, or ongoing support between calls. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and medical concerns.
Questions people ask about Benjamin
What concerns does Ben help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, sleeping problems, grief, trauma and relationship issues, plus career and life transitions.
What is his basic therapeutic style?
He uses a strengths-based, solution-focused style that emphasizes small steps and practical skills to reduce daily distress and build direction.
How long has he been practicing?
He has 25 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with a wide range of concerns.
Where is he located and what credentials does he hold?
He practices in Michigan and holds the credential MI LPC, which indicates Licensed Professional Counselor in Michigan.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.