- Stress management
- Social anxiety
- Practical coping skills
About Benjamin
Benjamin Santee is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 12 years of experience. He works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, and depression, and lists social anxiety and phobia among his focus areas. Benjamin helps adolescents ages 15 and older and adults who are figuring out practical steps forward.
He trained at Spring Arbor University where he earned a Master of Arts in Counseling in 2014. Benjamin has long experience supporting people with addiction, mood concerns, grief, and adjustment to life changes. He draws on that background when helping clients manage symptoms and day-to-day challenges.
Sessions are collaborative. Benjamin aims to understand each person’s situation first, then build a plan with them. Conversations often center on identifying clear goals and small skills clients can use between sessions.
Practical coping skills are a common focus. That can include breathing and grounding techniques, behavioral planning, and ways to approach difficult conversations. Benjamin explains tools in plain language and practices them together with the person in session.
He also attends to values and personal priorities. Clients set the direction and the pace, and therapy emphasizes what will make a concrete difference in their daily life. The approach is straightforward and aimed at usable change.
People who come for help with social anxiety and phobia find sessions that aim to reduce avoidance and build manageable steps into social situations. Benjamin combines symptom management with work on relationship patterns, communication, and self-esteem.
Evidence-based approaches for online sessions
Benjamin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skill building and practical change. For example, behavioral approaches look at how actions and avoidance keep problems going and introduce step-by-step practice to change those patterns; these methods can help with social anxiety, phobia, and mood difficulties. Cognitive strategies involve noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce worry and build more balanced thinking.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process helps decide which techniques to emphasize and how to adapt them for each person.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around school, work, or caregiving, and it can reduce travel time. Some formats also let sessions be shorter or less visual when that helps someone manage anxiety. Talk with the therapist about what will fit your routine and what practical adjustments might help you attend consistently.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem issues, and depression, and also lists social anxiety and phobia among his focus areas.
What is his general approach in sessions?
Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused, with an emphasis on understanding current challenges and teaching practical coping skills to use between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
Benjamin has 12 years of clinical experience and has worked with addiction, mood concerns, grief, and adjustment issues.
What are his credentials and where does he practice?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Michigan.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.