Charnell Benjamin-Carter, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL

Licensed

Online Counseling

(97 reviews)

LMHC Charnell Benjamin-Carter

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

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Charnell Benjamin-Carter is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

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Licensing: LMHC Years in Practice: 15 State: Florida

Hello and congratulations on making the first step towards your new journey! My name is Charnell Benjamin-Carter. I’m a born again Christian and licensed mental health counselor practicing for over 14 years now. I graduated from Nova Southeastern University and completed my Internship at Hyde Park Counseling Center, an Inpatient Residential Facility for women specializing in Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse. My advanced training in Trauma Informed Care and Addictions is beneficial to healing and restoring the family unit.

If you have been having problems in your relationship, I’m sure you’ve received lots of advice from friends, family and maybe even other counselors and wondering why things still seem broken. For years counselors have taught couples to "fight fair" and have active listening skills. While these tools are helpful, it’s not just that simple. I believe in addressing not only the symptoms, but the core issues. I use a multifaceted approach including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Informed, Solution Focused Therapy, Reality Therapy, Conflict Resolution and Family Systems among others. My professional training is backed by over 14 years of experience working with couples and families exploring our faith, reducing depression & anxiety, exploring what makes relationships work, how to navigate through rough times and repair from trauma and infidelity. I apply some of the same principles taught in the 12 Step Program to treat addictions adding insight on the Disease Model of Addiction. I have assisted individuals and families for over 14 years, and I would like to help you!

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Addictions Relationship issues Family conflicts Depression Trauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issues Eating disorders Parenting issues Anger management Self esteem Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Coping with life changes Coaching Compassion fatigue ADHD
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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I feel like I can breath again! Having Charnell help me unravel root causes and work to fix my fears and anxietys has given me back my confidence and self worth.

She is great!

It's been a pleasure working with Charnell for the past 2 years. She really guided me through some challenging times in my life while also celebrating the happy times with me.

She is easy to talk too and a good listener.

Charnell is amazing!

I was going through one of the toughest seasons of my life and I am so thankful I had Charnell to walk me through it. Counseling has made a tremendous impact in my life and I am a better person because of it.

Charnell is truly professional. Speaking with her on the first day felt like I have known her for years. I blurted out all the hurts I have been carrying for years just on the first day. I really look forward to having my sessions. She is great.

Charnell comes alongside and helps me patiently look at things from a different perspectives. She also uses the Bible to help keep me calm. She is very patient and never judges in the many times that I fail and make mistakes along the way.

Charnell has given a lot of practical advice, and keeps me staying focused with goals and positive thinking. Overall, I find her a very encouraging counselor and a delightful individual :).

Amazing person!

I have been working with Charnell for about a month now and I absolutely love it. She is caring and concerned for my wellbeing and our sessions feel like conversations with a friend, which is what I needed when I started my therapy journey. I am sticking with her for the long-haul.

Thank goodness for Charnell. She has helped go through a lot of issues this past year. Charnell puts these issues into a better perspective and I have really grown using her guidance. I would have never gotten this far without her. The joy is coming back into my life and it has most to do with my discussions with Charnell. Thank you!

Best thing I've ever done, know when i started my head was so screwed up and i couldn't get my head round some of the challenges i was tasked to do,but slowly I've appreciated what Charnell gets me to do

I have greatly benefitted from the insights I have gotten in therapy

Charnell is fantastic. She is knowledgeable and respectful, and listens to my concerns. I felt comfortable opening up to her and greatly value her insights.

Scheduling with Charnell is easy and communicative. She provides quality care and is gentle, kind, and compassionate. My sessions with Charnell always felt like I was heard and I always left with new resources and tools for my mental health toolbox

She respects me and listens to my concerns. I love that we can relate and I was skeptical about therapy until I met her.

I’m really happy I signed up for this service and even more happy I was matched with Charnell Benjamin-Carter first. She is very kind and patient and I feel like she truly listens to me. We have just started so I know there is a “getting to know you” phase but she has made me feel extremely comfortable talking to her from the beginning. I really look forward to our meeting weekly sessions.

Charnell has helped me change the ways I deal with my emotional health and communication issues. After two years with her, I have learned how to manage my emotions in a healthier manner, and I am a better communicator - I am less defensive and I know how to fight fair - in relationships and with work. I am eternally grateful she has helped me understand and practice coping skills for when I feel I am about to spiral - something I don't do anymore because of therapy. Thank you so much Charnell!

Great person with a great personality!

Best thing I've done, better than my work counseling, I've learnt different techniques to use and been shown techniques I've never heard of

Charnell is the only therapist I’ve seen who can see through my malarkey. She cuts to the chase and tells it like it is. Charnell truly cares about her patients. I’ve never seen anything like it in all my years in and out of therapy. It is because of her that I’ve finally been able to achieve what I call sobriety after 15+ years. She works wonders.

I have only had a few sessions with Charnell and I feel a change and people around me have said they can see the change. I have already started telling friends about Charnell, she's amazing!

She has been great and look forward to working with her more.

I think Charnell has been a great help so far working with me and helping me to navigate issues that I’m facing from past and now the present. She really listens and gives you great feedback and tools to implement in your life.

Charnell is an amazing therapist who has provided support and strategies to manage challenges this year! I’m looking forward to our future sessions :)

Charnell is awesome and helped me work through several issues. If I come back sometime, I will definitely request her!!!

She is very helpful. She is compassionate.

Still in the “getting to know” phase in both sides. Right now I feel pretty good about my her and the future.

Charnell shows great understanding and yet keeps me on track for owning my own behavior. She has helped me very much in my communication with my adult daughter and my husband.

Charnell has a lovely, gentle engaging manner, and is very insightful. I appreciate her down-to-earth strategy suggestions, and optimistic outlook. I feel better after every session, thank you Charnell for your hard work and genuine enthusiasm for helping people.

Charnell is a great therapist that helps you put things in perspective and help you navigate what you are feeling in a healthy positive way .

Literally a life-line! Thank thank you…

I would recommend Charnell to anyone seeking therapy. She is supportive, a good listener, and helps me deal with my problems.

Charnell has helped me turn my life around. In the first year, she taught me how to set boundaries and how to forgive. This year it's been about recognizing my accountability in all relationships in my life - work, friendships and with my partner. She doesn't hesitate to call me out if she knows my behavior is out of line. She also encourages me and reminds me that I've made so much progress - it definitely keeps me going and I look forward to our weekly sessions.

When I found out I was pregnant and my boyfriend broke up with me, charnell went above and beyond to make sure I had all the support I needed. She has even assisted by directing couples therapy. She always responds to messages in a reasonable amount of time. Looking over the past almost 8 months, I don’t know how I would have navigated this difficult journey without her.

Non judgemental, treated like a human being

After just about half a year I am able to take a break from therapy because I feel my life on track again ever since Charnell helped me. It was a wide range of topics we covered: smoking, financials, boundaries, things I can and cannot change, religion, family, thinking positively. Her challenging my thought process has made me feel at ease that I can trust my own decision making and feel that I’m doing alright. I will probably come back for refreshers later on but at least for now, with her help, a difference in my life and my family’s life was made. Thank you Charnell for everything. May God bless you and I wish you all the best!

Great listener and always available to help

Charnell challenges my thinking. Her words remind me not to get stuck in my ways, especially what I consider to be some of my bad habits. We have discussed a variety of topics throughout our sessions and she’s brought clarity to each one for me. I suffered from the carrying everything inside of me. After a few sessions with Charnell, I feel so much lighter. A weight has been lifted. I will still continue my therapy with her and I would definitely recommend her to anyone seeking help.

She is awesome, super supportive, and responsive.

Charnell is so amazing. She changed my life! Saved my life! I had an eating disorder for 15 years and it was really bad when I started therapy with Charnell. I’m 12 days away from hitting ONE YEAR from sobriety (abstinence). She is an angel. I’ve been to 5+ therapists, tried medications, etc. I thank my higher power every day for bringing me to Charnell. I so wish others like me can find their Charnell.

Charnell has helped me understand that difficult feelings like anger are important, and I should no longer feel guilty for it. She has helped me learn coping mechanisms so I don't spiral after having a difficult conversation with someone and has helped build my confidence to where I know how to set healthy boundaries in many aspects of my life, including my romantic relationship and career. I feel so much more self-aware and informed than I did a year ago, all thanks to Charnell's guidance.

A God sent therapist, has walked me through very dark times in my life and I will never forget her.

Charnell is the most open minded, comforting person to speak to. She’s like your virtual best friend

Charnell is empathetic and supportive, with a calming presence. She also gives good advice. I would highly recommend her.

She is a very kind person, hear what am saying and really giving a huge effort to understand and help me out, i started the first session with multiple breakdowns a day, now i feel much better, thanks to her am focusing more on my life my feelings and looking for a better future.

I’ve been doing therapy with charnell for the past 4-5 months weekly, and I don’t know what I would have done without her support and help to get me through these difficult transition time that im going through! I learned a lot from my therapy with her. Thank you

I’m feeling very grateful to have Charnell as my therapist. She keeps me in check and gives me guidance so that I can become the best version of myself. I would highly recommend her.

We have only met twice.she is kind snd helpful ..I’m hoping she will continue to help me feel better

She is very easy to talk with.

Ms Charnell is a great listener. She catches on to what you’re trying to say without you having to explain yourself too thorough.

Wonderful and patient woman who doesn't put up with nonsense and gets you on the right track! Very intelligent, knowledgeable, and respectful. Polite and friendly to a fault. Couldn't ask for better.

Charnell was very direct and to the point on the things I needed to work on. She is very organized and I appreciate her input into the issues I bring up. She is able to understand the relationships i speak about very quickly.

Money well spent, better than work counselling, likevtge groupies Videos, so many different ways and help i wouldn't have even known about

Charnell is a calm and knowledgeful professional who our family has been seeing for over 1.5 years. She is a solution focused and gives clear direction what to do next or how to approach obstacles, which makes our encounters very meaningful.

Very pleased with this service so far. Happy with my therapist and all I have learned so far

Charnell is a professional and calming. I enjoy having the sessions with her and I often leave the session with a new perspective about myself or the world.

Charnell listens and puts a lot of thought and care into her responses. She even helps me stay accountable with my worksheets and homework. Likewise, she offers plenty of additional resources to read, look into, or even try, in order to help me learn more about myself, change my behaviors, or change my thoughts. Her experience, along with her ability to listen and help coach me through my problems, has helped me tremendously. Thank you Charnell!

Charnell challenges my thoughts. I don’t feel like I’m emptying my emotions/experiences into the void. She really deconstructs my reactions and gives me tools to avoid situations that don’t serve my well being. I always look forward to our sessions

I started journaling a couple of days before I was matched up with Charnell. I continued journalling. Charnell had access to very word that showed how little self belief I had. Charnell had access to my free flow narrative, which in turn took me by surprise how willing and open I was to express and show my vulnerabilities. Charnell had access to my weirdness. At the time of writing this I've had 2 sessions with Charnell, and I thought I was a weird complex character. I am here to let go. I am here to honour my integrity, to respect her professionalism and time. I am here for validity and to find out how I can gain light within my darkness. I believe I have opened up to the point where my weirdness can send people, practitioners, counsellors, therapists in a different direction. It is Charnell who has sent me in a different direction. Charnell has read me so well. Instead of me displaying my weirdness, Charnell has asked if I can embrace my uniqueness. I am so grateful for Charnell.

I like Charnell very much. We get along great and I have no problem telling her anything I would like to discuss. She is very helpful with ideas and suggestions for me. I am just finishing up a hospital stay so I haven't spoken with her in a couple of weeks but I have a session today. when I am in the hospital I only speak to my family and closet friends. Charnell understood when I told her that and only offered me words of hope which helped. I would recommend her in a heartbeat to anyone. Thank You Bill

Charnell is wonderful. She listens to my concerns and gives me feedback and things to consider about myself through asking thoughtful questions. I feel very heard and understood, and I have been able to see myself and my circumstances in new ways. If you feel the need to talk to someone I highly recommend Charnell.

Charnell has a great personality and has a kind spirit. She is able to help and accommodate the need of others.

Charnel Benjamin-Carter is very professional, punctual and responsive. I’m a relatively new client and can tell that she genuinely cares about her clients. She has a very calming presence that’s very understanding and at the same time challenges you to grow. I look forward to our counseling sessions and doing the necessary work with her help.

Charnell has been very helpful and understanding during my sessions. I almost immediately felt at ease speaking to her, being my first time I was very reluctant to start. But Charnell has helped create a comfortable environment and given me the tools to continue self improvement along with keeping the floor open to anything new I want to discuss. I used to be nervous before each session but I am becoming more comfortable with them thanks to her calming presence.

Like my counselor a lot. She listens, understanding when you can’t get the right words out like she can finish it for you. Very soft spoken so calms me down. Overall nice, respectful, great listener and helps you get through it with her skills and recommendations to help you get to another level and build from there. Very happy and pleased. Would recommend her to others.

I have worked with at least two other counsellors and Charnell has been the best. Her counselling methods have inspired me to gain valuable insights into my life in a way that I never expected. I am grateful for her.

Doctor Carter is real . My favorite thing about her is that she is upfront and gives me feedback with the truth even if it may not be what I may want to hear but perhaps what I need to hear. I have done counseling before and for me it is important to feel supported yet to learn because I can trust her feedback . She also checks up on me when I miss appointment. No other counselor has ever done that. I am very happy with Doctor Carter and would highly recommend her.

Empathetic, supportive and solutions focused.

she really listened to me and helped discover root cause of my problems in such a short time and allowed me to figure out where I needed to start my healing process helped me more then I could of on my own

Charnell is a fantastic person to speak to. She has helped me during a time where my anxiety has manifested very acutely. She is an active listener who uses tools and CBT (in my case) to help you build a framework to support your own mental health. I would highly recommend working with her, thank you Charnell.

I really enjoyed my first session with her. I felt like she drew out the most important, & relevant things from me in order to better guide my care and growth. I am really glad I was paired with her. Thank you.

Charnell is the best! I always feel better after our sessions because Charnell brings me clarity and assigns weekly “homework” to work on. Very well-spoken and knows what she’s talking about!

Charnell is sweet. She listens and gives me tools to use outside our session.

Charnell has pushed to me to refocus on what is important. I am so grateful for her thoughtfulness and ability to challenge and comfort me within the same space. I would most definitely recommend her services!

Charnell is great to talk to and I am finding she is helping me a lot. She is calm, level and has practical ideas that are really helpful. I always feel positive and focussed after our sessions, and am really glad to be matched up with her!

Charnell is engaged and really shows in interest in helping resolve issues. She takes the time to check in and is very present in each session. I highly recommend Charnell.

Best first experience of therapy. Very helpful and supportive

Charnell’s compassion and understanding have been so helpful as she guides me through healing some long-ignored trauma. She works with me at the pace I’m ready for, while pushing me to work just a little harder.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE CHARNELL AND HER COUNSELING ABILITIES

Charnell listens, hears me, gets the things I am not seeing right now

Charnell is a lovely person to talk to. She is relaxed, has a good balance of lightheartedness and seriousness, and asks helpful questions that you wouldn't think of asking yourself. I'm thankful for her and highly recommend.

From hands on advise to support in general matters Charnelle is a great listener, calm and understanding. She gives me a good feeling. Her advise is valuable.

Charnell was very professional, helpful and supportive. She was quick to understand my problem at a time when I was overladen with emotion and depressive feelings. She listened to me with patience, empathized with me and showed understanding. I simply needed to talk to someone when the world was like turning upside down for me, and God brought Charnell to me. I am grateful and will highly recommend her.

Charnell is clear about moving forward and gives me things I can do to make a real change. She's given me the space to be kind to myself and be okay with making mistakes. She's given me real ways to create a better life, but she never intrudes or judges.

Charnell has been a great help to me and my relationship. She helps both parties equally and understands specific circumstances. Very well rounded and motivator, I never want to let her down.

Charnell is very supportive and gives some incredibly helpful insights in what I'm experiencing so I feel better able to deal with difficulties.

My mindset has shifted already within 3 sessions and the techniques used in our sessions have really enabled me to give myself the love I deserve. Thank you Charnell!

Charnell is helping me to process some major relationship trauma, and working through this with her guidance is very helpful. Rather than going round and round in my head, I am learning to examine specific issues and move past them.

She is a really good listener and really helped me see things as they are.

I have really enjoyed working with Charnell. She has been lovely and helpful. Quite supportive, knowledgeable and I absolutely love working with her. Definitely a good match for me.

I feel so relaxed around Charnell. I'm quite an awkward person so the way I feel I can talk about anything really puts me at ease. Thanks Charnell!

Charnell is absolutely amazing. I went through a few different counselors on this app and didn’t mesh with any of them but I clicked with her right away. I love that I can speak to her about anything and how knowledgeable she is, whether it be about relationships, family, work, religion, etc. I can tell her all aspects of my life and she is able to give me meaningful feedback that I can actually use. The advise she’s gives is realistic and practical. There are also times where we may not agree but she steps up and challenges me in a positive way. It’s been beneficial to my growth and I’m thankful for the relationship we have. Overall, my experience with her has been great.

Charnell has been the best therapist I've had, she really understood my problems and gave me practical solutions to fix them I would recommend anyone to give her services a go.

Charnell is very helpful and is helping me through a tough time. The app allows me to feel like I always have support and instant messaging allows me to get things off my chest and have my counselor help me when I need it.

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