- Guilt and shame
- Communication skills
- ACT and CBT
About Carnesha
Carnesha Ben is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arkansas with nine years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, stress, and major life changes. She also helps people who are carrying guilt and shame and those facing compassion fatigue from caregiving or work.
Carnesha focuses on practical conversation in sessions. She listens for how beliefs and past experiences shape current feelings. She talks through communication patterns, attachment concerns, and how relationship tensions affect daily life. Her approach includes problem-focused strategies and reflections on life story and values.
Clients may work on clearer communication, boundary setting, and coping skills for stress or intense emotions. Sessions can also look at patterns such as codependency, control issues, jealousy, or impulsivity. She addresses topics some find hard to name, including BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, plus forgiveness and family conflict.
Carnesha uses methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and client-centered work. She draws from these approaches to help people notice thoughts and try different behaviors. The work includes both skill practice and looking at the stories people tell about themselves.
Her practice takes an intersectional lens and acknowledges discrimination and cultural influences on mental health. People who want to start are asked to follow the site's matching steps and schedule a first session to begin practical work together.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that reflect personal values. It can help when guilt or shame leads to avoidance by clarifying what matters and practicing small, values-based steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It offers concrete exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and try different responses to anxiety or low mood. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people find internal reasons to change and increase commitment to personal goals.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean mixing ACT and CBT tools, using narrative questions to reframe a story, or pacing motivational discussions to build readiness.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to schedule brief check-ins, fit sessions around work or caregiving, or avoid travel time. It also allows therapy to include worksheets, behavioral experiments between sessions, and conversational check-ins that aim to apply skills to daily situations.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Arkansas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and coping with life changes, including compassion fatigue and feelings of guilt and shame.
How does she approach therapy?
She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, narrative work, motivational interviewing, and client-centered techniques to combine skills practice with story work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working as a clinician with adults on mood, relationship, and stress-related concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arkansas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking a session.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her practice?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.