Lindsay Bennett, LCSW
I believe trauma is not our fault, but healing from it is a choice we can make. I am here to help you along your healing journey! I have experience working with women, trans, and non-binary people struggling with eating disorders, body image issues, anxiety, and CPTSD. Maybe you've gone to therapy before and learned some coping skills but are ready to dig deeper into the roots that caused it in the first place, or maybe you've never been to therapy at all but feel ready to dig deep and need some guidance.
I understand on a deep level what it is like to struggle with mental illness. I believe I can bring a unique perspective of lived experience with mental illness (and healing from it!) and truly understanding how you're feeling, while also having the clinical experience and knowledge to help you process through it. My vibe is open and compassionate.
Whether this is your first time going to therapy, or you're starting again, I get how scary it can be!
Attended University of Utah, Master of Social Work, Graduated 2019
Self Pay
$150 / session
Credit/Debit Card
HSA
Insurance
In network: Select Health
Out of network: I can provide you with a super bill for a potential reimbursement
As a psychodynamic therapist, I aim to help you find and understand patterns in your behaviors, thoughts, emotions, and relationships. This also means I spend time exploring how your current struggles have shown up before now, particularly how they relate to your childhood. The goal of this is to help you gain more insight into yourself and increase self awareness so you can live life more peacefully and from a healthy, values aligned place rather than from a place of your childhood wounds unconsciously ruling your current adult behavior.
IFS is a non-pathologizing approach that views the mind as a composite of subpersonalities, each with its own perspective, role, and function. It aims to facilitate harmony among these internal "parts" to promote overall psychological health and well-being. I have found IFS to be the most helpful modality in my own healing journey, and so enjoy using it with my clients too. It is my favorite way to do trauma work and inner child healing.
"When you peel the layers of protective parts, the true Self is revealed, and it is beautiful and unharmed." - Richard Schwartz, founder of IFS
Understanding how our attachment to our caregiver(s) growing up affected us, can better help us understand how our attachment style affects our most important relationships today. Through this lens, we can learn to communicate more effectively, cultivate healthier connections, and build more secure and fulfilling relationships in our lives. As a therapist, it is important for me to build a secure attachment with you as my client which means I take a genuine interest in your life, provide a safe space for you to express your emotions, and am consistent in showing up.
ACT focuses on cultivating psychological flexibility, encompassing six key pillars: cognitive defusion, acceptance, being present, self-as-context, values, and committed action. It aims to help individuals develop a mindful and values-driven approach to life.
"ACT is not about eliminating difficult feelings; it's about being present with what life brings you and moving in the directions that you value." - Russ Harris.
EMDR is used to help clients process distressing/traumatic memories through bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements or tapping. I find this therapy to be useful with more recent traumas that don’t have a connection to complex childhood trauma, or with clients who want to begin processing complex childhood trauma as a place to start, but I usually pivot into IFS to heal more deep inner child wounds.
These aspects show up in various ways in all of the different modalities that I use. I think mindfulness skills are important to learn to manage our mental and emotional well being, and that self-compassion is necessary to learn to take the difficult road of healing.
| Hours: | Tuesdays | 10-5 |
| Wednesdays | 10-6 | |
| Thursdays | 10-2 |
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*Please note I am currently only offering telehealth sessions.