Benjamin Lara, LCSW

Benjamin Lara is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Idaho with 11 years of clinical experience. He works with adults on issues like anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, stress, and anger. He also helps people facing relationship and family concerns, caregiving strain, sleep and eating issues, and challenges tied to trauma and chronic illness.

Benjamin uses a person-centered style. That means sessions focus on the client's goals and what matters most to them. He combines practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy with motivational interviewing to support behavior change. Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas also show up in sessions to help people relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings.

In practice he keeps sessions straightforward and nonjudgmental. People learn ways to notice triggers, test out small changes, and build daily habits that reduce reactivity and distress. For those dealing with anger, this often looks like learning to name physical signals, pause before responding, and practice alternatives in low-risk moments.

Benjamin's background includes helping people with substance use concerns and with sexual diversity issues, including BDSM and kink communities. He also supports people navigating blended family concerns, divorce and separation, and family of origin problems. His experience spans clinical settings that address chronic pain, disability, and caregiver stress.

Sessions are conducted in English. The therapist works with adults and frames work as practical coaching and counseling aimed at clearer choices and better day-to-day functioning.

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