Sunyana Benjamin, LCSW, EMDR-C, PMHC

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Newark, NJ. Works with Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Life Coaching and Parenting. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Has a waitlist for new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Life Coaching
• Parenting
• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Peer Relationships
• Racial Identity
• Relationship Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Clinical Supervision and Licensed SupervisorsNot a therapy for clients: this therapist supervises other clinicians, for example those working toward their license.
• CoachingGoal-focused work on the present and future, such as career, performance or life changes, rather than treatment of a mental health condition.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• EMDREye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. A structured trauma therapy in which a person recalls distressing memories while following side-to-side eye movements or taps.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)A form of cognitive therapy that finds rigid beliefs, such as 'I must be perfect', and replaces them with more flexible ones.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Waitlist. Contact to join the list for online therapy.

Accepting new clients

Waitlist

Specialties

Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Life Coaching, Parenting, Anxiety, Body Image, Coping Skills, Cultural Diversity Issues, Depression, Domestic Violence, Immigrant Anxiety, Peer Relationships, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Veterans, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, All Savers, AmeriHealth, AvMed, BlueCross and BlueShield, Cigna and Evernorth, Cigna EAP, Cigna Medicare, Golden Rule, Highmark, Humana, Independence Administrators, Independence Blue Cross, Medica, Medicare, Optum, Oscar Health, Surest, TRICARE, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare / Optum EAP, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Fees

Individual sessions $200, couple sessions $250

Payment methods

ACH Bank transfer

Ages

Adults

Works with

Individuals

Ethnicity

Asian, South Asian

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

University of New England

Years in practice

9

Other offices

Reading, 19601

Education & qualifications