Benia Thomas, LCSW

Benia Thomas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 12 years of experience based in New Jersey. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, family and relationship issues, and LGBTQ concerns. Benia also works with parents and young people as part of her practice.

She trained at Fordham University, earning a Master of Social Work with an emphasis on children, youth, and families, after completing a bachelor’s degree in Social Work at Lehman College. Early in her career she worked in the New York City foster care system and later provided counseling and psychoeducation to incarcerated women with severe mental illness. She has experience supervising master-level social workers.

Benia uses a practical mix of approaches rather than a single method. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one method she uses to identify patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going. She also draws from client-centered work, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused tools to help people try different responses and notice what changes.

Her background includes long-term work with LGBTQ communities, and she speaks from personal and professional experience around lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues. She often helps adolescents and young adults navigate identity questions and relationship concerns.

Sessions emphasize clear goals, direct conversation, and skills people can use outside of sessions. Benia works collaboratively with each person to set realistic steps, check progress, and adjust techniques so changes are more likely to stick.

Practical therapeutic approaches for remote sessions