Special interests: Dr. Benson sees adolescents and adults, families, couples or partners. She specializes in depression and anxiety, relationship and behavioral issues, body image and eating disorder difficulties, duel diagnoses, sexuality and trauma issues. She assesses people for bariatric weight-loss surgery and helps patients before and after surgery.
Dr. Benson will incorporate spirituality into therapy when that is desired. She also has experience working with people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender.
First year of practice: 2005 (year licensed) Education: Hamline University Internship: Dr. Benson performed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of Manitoba Student Counseling and Career Centre in Winnipeg, Canada and has also worked at the University of Minnesota, Anoka Metro-Regional Treatment Center and Bethel College and Seminary Student Counseling Center. Memberships: Minnesota Psychological Association, Minnesota Women in Psychology
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