Category: Therapy Process

Video of talk by Leah Benson, LMHC

countertransference

What is Transference and Countertransference?

July 26, 2021

Transference and countertransference; what are they and how are they used in therapy? In this FSBA (Florida Society for Bioenergetic Analysis) educational workshop video, Leah …

Thinking vs Feeling

Emotional Success

Thinking vs Feeling

December 21, 2019

Thinking vs feeling. What is the difference? They are as different as apples and oranges. Thinking and feeling are 2 very particular things. Thinking cannot …

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Mind Body Psychotherapy

Why Is Your Cancellation Policy So Ridiculously Strict?

December 4, 2019

I haven’t done a blog on my ridiculously strict cancellation policy in a while. My Strict Cancellation Policy I do have a blog about it …

Problems of the Mind

Bioenergetic Analysis - Body Psychotherapy

Problems of the Mind

November 27, 2019

It’s Not One Thing In problems of the mind, the first thing you need to understand is that nothing is singly determined. I’m sorry to …

What is the average number of therapy sessions?

Body Oriented Psychotherapy

What is the Average Number of Therapy Sessions?

August 28, 2019

So, you want to know, “What is the average number of therapy sessions? How long will it take me to reach my goals?” Good questions. …

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Anger Management

Can Your Therapist be Mad at You?

January 21, 2019

I could end this blog in one sentence by simply saying, yes. Your therapist can be mad at you. Since that wouldn’t help you gain …

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Tampa Counselor

Can I be Friends with my Therapist?

December 26, 2018

It’s not unreasonable to wonder, “Can I be friends with my therapist?” And really, it’s not even a bad idea in a lot of ways. …

Intervention vs Deeper Issues

Psychotherapy Tampa

Tell Me About Your Mother (Just Kidding)

November 21, 2018

Today I want to answer the question, “If I come to you for therapy, will you make me tell you about my mother?” No… not …

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Body Oriented Psychotherapy

Rationalizing Away Your Emotions – It’s No Big Deal, Right?

November 9, 2018

Every day, you feel all kinds of emotions, and to get along, you don’t express them. You “let it go”. If someone annoys you, you …

What is Transference?

What is Transference?

October 31, 2018

What is transference and why should you care about it? Well, it means you are taking ideas and expectations from your past and putting them …

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

I know Leah as a well-grounded, compassionate, and skilled therapist as well as a warm-hearted and self-aware person with a healthy sense of humor. Leah’s years of training and experience in psychoanalysis, along with a healthy dose of pure intuition, add to her bioenergetic sessions. She creates a safe space for clients to express and process locked-away feelings.

Viviane Hens, LPC - Atlanta, GA

Leah’s work with me was transformative. She really understood how my life worked (and didn’t) and what mattered to me. She had the right mix of caring and “no B.S.” that helped me uncover some of the painful blocks in my life keeping me from living happily and successfully. Through the analysis and energetic work, I felt freer and was able to find more effective and satisfying ways of being in my work, in my relationships, and with myself.

Hans -Gainesville, FL

I’ve only been working with Leah for a few months, and I’ve noticed that I’ve become much more present within myself. She has this way of making you feel comfortable even if you’re uncomfortable with yourself. The bioenergetic method of therapy has helped with uncovering feelings and experiences I can’t verbalize. Leah guides you throughout the process but never pushes beyond the point that you’re uncomfortable. I’m finally starting to be okay with feeling, and it’s all because of her.

JJ - Tampa, FL

From my very first session with Leah, I knew that she was different—that the type of therapy (bioenergetic therapy) was different and that it might actually work. I have tried different types of therapy on and off through the years. I can say that I have made a considerable amount of forward progress since I started working with Leah and the method of therapy that she uses.

Beatrice - Tampa, FL

When starting couples therapy with Leah, I was very skeptical at first upon hearing about bioenergetics. But when combined with the talking aspect, you discover (as a client) how interconnected your body and mind are—as one machine that is constantly trying to maintain harmony with itself. What I was most surprised at was the amount of energy the body stores from everyday events, especially trauma, that needs to be released to alleviate your own suffering. The power and methods of this approach accomplish that very effectively.

Kevin - Tampa, FL

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