About Benjamin
Benjamin Shoch is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and substance-related concerns. He works with people facing trauma, issues around sexuality and identity, self-esteem struggles, and relationship or intimacy-related problems. Benjamin brings a calm, approachable manner to sessions and aims to make therapy straightforward and practical.
Benjamin earned his counseling credential after graduating in 2015 and has eight years of clinical experience. He has worked in outpatient mental health settings, an outpatient drug and alcohol clinic, at a university, and in independent practice.
Background and approach
Those roles exposed him to a wide range of concerns including developmental trauma, mood disorders, and social anxiety or phobia. His way of working is flexible. He listens first, then adapts techniques to match what the person needs.
Methods he draws on include client-centered listening, psychodynamic ideas about life history, trauma-focused strategies, and Internal Family Systems perspectives when they fit the work. Benjamin often uses a relaxed tone and a bit of gentle humor when appropriate. He aims to make conversations feel natural rather than clinical.
That helps people open up about hard topics like abandonment, guilt, or addiction and start making practical changes. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that build over time. Benjamin supports people who want help with parenting stress, LGBTQ concerns, relapse prevention, or navigating relationship strain.
His background gives him experience with a broad mix of presenting problems and treatment settings.
Therapeutic approaches for online anxiety and trauma care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding the person's experience through listening and reflection. It helps people feel heard, clarify what matters to them, and shape goals that feel meaningful. Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past experiences and patterns influence current feelings and behavior. It can help people spot repeating themes that underlie anxiety, relationship strain, or mood problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Benjamin collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, history, and comfort level. He tailors sessions over time, mixing approaches as needed so the plan evolves with progress and feedback.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for in-depth work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people keep momentum between sessions or fit therapy into a busy schedule. These formats make therapy more flexible and accessible for people balancing work, family, or travel.
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What this therapist works with
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- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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