Benetria McGowan is a licensed professional counselor in Wisconsin who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and the effects of trauma and abuse.
01About Benetria
Benetria McGowan is a licensed professional counselor in Wisconsin who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person. Her work aims to reduce overwhelm and build practical skills for everyday life.
She brings a culturally responsive stance to sessions and pays attention to how identity and context shape feelings. Benetria often helps people strengthen communication, set boundaries, and recover from painful past experiences.
Background and approach
She supports clients wanting to build more self-compassion and resilience. Her practice draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address both immediate symptoms and longer-term patterns. Benetria helps people dealing with abandonment, attachment struggles, body image concerns, and challenges tied to chronic illness or caregiving stress.
She also works with those navigating antisocial, avoidant, or other personality-related patterns when these issues affect daily life. People can expect practical conversations focused on problem solving and emotion regulation. Benetria emphasizes small, achievable steps - like trying a new way to speak up, testing a coping skill, or reworking a relationship pattern.
Progress is measured by what feels different in day-to-day life. With seven years of clinical experience, Benetria combines warmth and structure in sessions. She aims to make therapy understandable and useful, so people leave with tools they can use between sessions and long after therapy ends.
02Credentials
- LPC (Wisconsin)
- License 12251 - 125 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1841831757 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Benetria lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
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04Online support
How evidence-based techniques work online
Benetria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach helps people learn concrete coping skills for stress and anxiety, such as breathing, grounding, and behavioral experiments to test new ways of responding. These tools are aimed at reducing daily overwhelm and improving functioning.Another approach focuses on processing trauma and painful memories at a pace a person can tolerate. This involves talking through experiences, learning ways to manage intense emotions, and building safety in relationships and routines. It can help people feel more settled and less reactive over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Benetria collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts methods based on what is helpful for the client.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let people meet face to face without travel, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make therapy easier to fit around work, caregiving, or health needs while keeping the focus on steady progress.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Benetria focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also works with related issues like abandonment, attachment problems, body image, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The approach is direct and practical, using evidence-based techniques to teach coping skills and communication strategies. Sessions balance emotional insight with step-by-step actions clients can try between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
She has seven years of experience working with people facing a range of emotional and life challenges. That experience informs how she tailors sessions to individual needs.
What credentials and location are listed?
Benetria holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Wisconsin.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. Working with international clients is not currently available.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does billing and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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