Charnell Benjamin-Carter, LMHC
Compassionate counselor for anger and relationships
Book with CharnellWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How Charnell works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Charnell
Charnell Benjamin-Carter is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on helping people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and relationship strain. She speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable. Her approach centers on practical tools and steady support rather than quick fixes.
She brings 17 years of clinical experience and a background that includes work in an inpatient residential setting for eating disorders and substance use. That time shaped how she sees addiction and recovery, including use of some principles from the 12 Step Program and the disease model of addiction.
Background and approach
In sessions she draws from several methods to fit the person in front of her. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Client-centered work focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship.
Mindfulness and acceptance strategies teach ways to relate differently to difficult feelings. Charnell also uses emotionally-focused tools and trauma-informed ideas when past hurt affects current relationships. This mix allows her to address both immediate problems and the deeper patterns that keep things stuck.
She often works with issues like grief, parenting stress, self-esteem, and life transitions. She practices in Florida as a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC. Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients through online formats.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits your needs.
What Charnell works with
Everything Charnell lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Charnell's practice.
- 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 Charnell lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions, and it supports moving toward valued life goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or anger. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens closely and helps the person find their own solutions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before to shape a collaborative plan. Together they will try strategies and adjust the focus as progress and needs become clearer.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill practice and emotional work. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer flexible ways to share updates, get coaching between sessions, or hold a conversation without scheduling a full call.
Questions people ask about Charnell
What concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including anger, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma, grief, parenting, self-esteem, and career challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and conversational, mixing cognitive behavioral ideas, client-centered listening, mindfulness, and emotionally-focused techniques to tackle both symptoms and underlying patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience, including work in an inpatient residential facility that focused on eating disorders and substance abuse.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC, and her practice is based in Florida.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients for online therapy.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the client.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.