Benjamin Lighter, LPC

Benjamin Lighter is a licensed professional counselor who uses clear, practical methods to help people feel steadier and more capable. He focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and changes that feel overwhelming. Ben keeps language simple and aims to make therapy easy to follow for busy parents and adults.

Ben often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. He also draws on client-centered work to listen closely and build trust, and on mindfulness skills to help people calm their reactions. Sessions tend to involve straightforward skill-building and real-life practice you can use between meetings.

With three years of counseling experience in Alabama, Ben supports people dealing with ADHD, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, and mood-related concerns like bipolar disorder and panic attacks. He also helps with relationship intimacy questions, parenting stress, career pressures, eating and sleeping difficulties, and feelings of guilt or shame.

Ben uses a warm, direct style and adapts his approach to each person's goals. He tries to keep tools practical so clients notice small gains quickly. Communication and collaboration are central to how he plans sessions.

Sessions are offered in English and available through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Therapy is organized through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and appointments are scheduled after a short matching questionnaire.

CBT, Client-Centered Work, and Online Access

Benjamin commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors in everyday situations; this approach is often used for anxiety, panic, low mood, and sleep or eating concerns. He also draws on client-centered therapy, which emphasizes careful listening and building a respectful working relationship so people feel heard and understood. Dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness techniques can be added to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and attention practices that reduce reactivity and promote steadiness.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. He will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then adapt methods together. That collaborative planning helps focus sessions on what matters most, whether that is reducing panic attacks, improving sleep, or managing ADHD symptoms and motivation.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and teaching skills visually, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for quick check-ins, and messaging helps sustain progress between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum over time.