Lara Benefield
she/her
About
Lara
I'm a bilingual (English, Tagalog/Filipino) therapist at Two Chairs in San Francisco.
I'm a certified EMDR therapist and an IFS therapist (Level 1-trained). My approach is client-centered, and I integrate EMDR and IFS with other modalities, based on my clients' needs. I believe that each individual has the internal resources for healing, and I collaborate with my clients on best ways to tap those resources more consistently.
In my spare time, I enjoy reading, cooking, volunteering, and spending time with family and friends.
Lara
treats clients with
Trauma and PTSD
Sex/Intimacy
Relationship Difficulties
Gender Identity
Cultural or Racial Identity
Anger
Weight Management
ADHD
Postpartum Mood Disorders
Stress
Depression
Anxiety
Sleep or Insomnia
Childhood Challenges
Borderline Personality Disorder
Life Transitions
Autism
Communities
Lara
specializes in
LGBTQIA+ Affirming
Immigrants/Refugees
Spirituality
Older Adults
Religion
Approaches
Lara
can use
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Solution-Focused Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Mindfulness
Dialectical Behavioral (DBT)
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Somatic Therapies
Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy (TLDP)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Narrative Therapy
Psychodynamic
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Humanistic/Transpersonal
Psychoanalytic
Lara
education and experience
- Primary Therapist at Newport Healthcare Outpatient Program, San Rafael CA
- Clinical Therapist at Community Health for Asian Americans (CHAA), Alameda CA
- MFT trainee at the Novato Youth Center, Novato CA
- M.S. Counseling Psychology at Dominican University of California, San Rafael CA
- B.A. Communication at the University of the Philippines
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