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Cora Benedict, LMFT
Alaska
LMFT - Stress and Anxiety
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotion-focused work
- DBT skills practice
About Cora
Cora Benedict is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 15 years of clinical experience based in Alaska. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, eating and sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem, career issues, depression, and coping with life changes.
Cora describes a practical, interpersonal approach. Sessions focus on noticing patterns of thought and behavior and trying small, manageable changes. She uses structured techniques alongside open conversation to help people reduce distress and gain clearer choices about how to respond day to day.
Her background includes long-term work with clients who face chronic health conditions, caregiving strain, and complicated grief. She also attends to issues linked to adoption and foster care, abandonment, family of origin problems, and substance-related concerns. These areas often come with layered stresses that need careful pacing and practical tools.
Cora integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered and emotion-focused methods. That means she pairs goal-oriented exercises with time to reflect on feelings and relationships. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and existential ideas are used when people need help with emotion regulation and making meaning in hard situations.
Her style emphasizes clear steps you can try between sessions. She can help build communication skills, manage panic or intense emotions, and create routines for better sleep and eating. To get started she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session so you can talk about goals and next steps.
How her approach and online sessions connect
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and stress that responds to practical skills training.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes clear, non-directive conversation where the person’s concerns guide the work. It helps when people need time to make sense of feelings and decide what they want to change.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It is useful when people struggle with intense mood swings, anger, or patterns that cause conflict.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past attempts, and preferences and then recommend steps to try. That plan can change over time as people test what helps and what does not.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Talk with the therapist during the first meeting about the best schedule and the practical arrangements that fit everyday life.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Alaska
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What types of problems does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, sleep and eating problems, anger, low self-esteem, career issues, depression, and coping with life changes.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to try small, practical changes. Sessions often include exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving between meetings.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with people facing chronic health issues, caregiving stress, complicated grief, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in AK and practices in Alaska.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.