Benia Thomas

Benia Thomas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New Jersey. She brings 12 years of clinical experience and a straightforward, compassionate manner to sessions. Benia is comfortable talking about eating and body image concerns alongside stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship pain.

She earned a Master of Social Work from Fordham University and a bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Lehman College. Early in her career she worked in New York City foster care and later supported incarcerated women with serious mental illness through groups and individual counseling. She has also provided clinical supervision to master-level social workers.

Benia draws on several practical approaches in her work, including client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and solution-focused strategies. She adapts tools to each person’s needs rather than using one fixed method. Sessions are collaborative and goal oriented, with clear steps for change.

Clients can expect an open and direct style. Benia combines warmth and humor with practical steps for coping and growth. She often helps people identify small, achievable changes that reduce stress and strengthen relationships.

Her background includes more than a decade working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients. She describes therapy as teamwork, and helps people clarify goals and make changes that last.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience without judgment; it helps people feel heard and clarify what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses practical steps to change patterns that keep someone stuck; it is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and body image concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods feel most useful. Together they set goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps in real life.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use mindfulness exercises, CBT worksheets, and solution-focused steps between meetings to keep progress moving forward.