Benjamin Gleaves, LCPC

Benjamin Gleaves is a licensed clinical professional counselor with more than 11 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and low self-esteem. He practices from Kansas and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Benjamin keeps sessions straightforward and grounded so concerns feel more manageable. He commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. He blends that with a compassionate, faith-informed perspective when clients want that included. Sessions often center on skills for handling panic, social anxiety, and workplace stress. Benjamin helps people work through relationship strains such as communication problems, attachment and abandonment issues, and the emotional fallout of separation or divorce. He also addresses life transitions like midlife change, finding purpose, and coping with isolation or impulsivity. Men seeking a practical, direct approach often find his style resonant. In a typical session he talks through immediate concerns, teaches coping tools, and sets small goals to practice between meetings. He emphasizes clear steps for managing panic attacks, reducing worry, and rebuilding self-esteem. Progress is tracked in simple, observable ways. People who prefer ongoing contact can use a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Benjamin works with each person to shape therapy around their schedule and day-to-day needs.

Using CBT and Practical Methods Online

Benjamin uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot thinking patterns that fuel anxiety and low mood, then practices new responses that reduce stress and panic. CBT sessions often include short exercises, thought records, and step-by-step behavioral experiments that clients can use between meetings.

He also offers a faith-informed perspective for those who want it, bringing personal values into the conversation to support decisions and meaning-making. That approach is offered alongside CBT rather than replacing it, so clients get techniques and space to reflect on what matters to them.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client talk through needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Adjustments are made as progress and feedback guide the work together.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different days and schedules. Video lets people work face-to-face from wherever they are, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between sessions.