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Lyndia Benion

Practical therapy focused on skills and relationships

LMFT Alabama

Experience
40 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Grief
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English

About Lyndia

Lyndia Benion uses a practical, skills-focused approach that draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy while integrating mindfulness and client-centered methods to address everyday challenges.

Background and approach

As an LMFT with four decades of clinical experience in Alabama, she helps people untangle patterns that contribute to stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and difficulties with self-esteem and coping with life changes.

Lyndia emphasizes concrete tools alongside reflective work so clients can identify unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviors, and notice measurable shifts in how they respond to stressful situations. Her practice also attends to relational and family concerns, including parenting, blended family issues, infidelity, codependency, and broader family problems.

Lyndia brings long-term experience supporting people through grief, anger, commitment and control issues, and the aftereffects of trauma or disaster. She takes a collaborative, respectful stance that centers each person’s goals and cultural background while making treatment choices that fit practical needs and daily life demands.

Therapeutic approaches and online access

CBT focuses on identifying and testing the thoughts and behaviors that maintain distress, helping clients develop practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and alter patterns that fuel addictions or conflict. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes values-based action and learning to accept difficult emotions while committing to meaningful life directions, which can be helpful for grief, chronic stress, and life transitions. Client-centered therapy creates an empathic, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the client's lead to foster insight, self-acceptance, and personal growth, supporting relationship and family work as concerns arise.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in daily life, adjusting methods as progress and needs evolve. This partnership helps ensure techniques align with personal values and practical constraints.

Online therapy with Lyndia is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and practice new skills between meetings while working with licensed professionals who tailor the approach to individual needs.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Lyndia address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, anger, relationship and family issues, self-esteem struggles, depression, and coping with life changes, along with related topics such as abandonment, infidelity, and substance problems.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Her work blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment, client-centered, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to combine skill-building with personal exploration.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Lyndia brings 40 years of experience providing therapy in a range of settings and working with diverse presenting problems across Alabama.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is licensed as an LMFT with the Alabama license number AL LMFT 221 and practices in Alabama.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are conducted with English-speaking clients based in the permitted service area.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Appointments are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsGriefParenting issuesAnger management

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careBlended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsSexual assault and abuseYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

40+ years

Licensed

Alabama

Languages

English