About
Leah Benson is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in private practice in Tampa, Florida. She is certified as a body-based psychotherapist by the Florida Society for Bioenergetic Analysis, which is a four-year experiential program. Leah is a member-at-large of the International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis. Her academic papers can be found in the International Body Psychotherapy Journal. For those seeking psychotherapy, she has written two popular books; Emotional Utopia, Stop Searching for Happiness and Start Living It, and The Beginner's Guide to Ketamine Therapy for Mental Health. Leah Benson, LMHC specializes in integrating psychoanalysis, somatic therapy AKA body-based psychotherapy, and predictive processing in her clinical work. She has been in practice since 2001. She earned her masters degree in psychology from Columbia University in the City of New York. Many capable, accomplished people find that outward success doesn't bring the satisfaction they expected, or that they repeat patterns they can't change through effort alone. Leah Benson’s therapeutic approach is grounded in the understanding that mind and body are inseparable. Today this is supported by the dominant framework in cognitive science; predictive processing. This integral approach of mind and body empowers clients to be the architects of their experience. Ms. Benson is a licensed mental health counselor with advanced training in bioenergetic analysis, a form of somatic therapy AKA body-based psychotherapy. Rooted in the psychoanalytic tradition, this modality has been developed and refined for more than a century. Sessions integrate psychoanalytic exploration with body-oriented techniques, and clients learn practices they can carry into daily life. Leah works with motivated individuals who want to understand the roots of their difficulties and build greater emotional well-being.