About Benjamin
Benjamin Wrase is an Illinois-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience helping people face addictions, trauma, stress, anxiety, relationship and family struggles, grief, parenting challenges, anger, low self esteem, and depression. He also addresses communication problems, forgiveness work, and issues around guilt and shame.
Background and approach
With a background that blends evidence-based therapies and a faith-informed perspective, Benjamin supports clients who want to explore both emotional patterns and spiritual concerns. His practice emphasizes practical tools and compassionate listening, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to help people make concrete changes in thinking and behavior.
Sessions focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and reducing patterns that contribute to distress. Benjamin aims to honor each person’s story and values while encouraging measurable steps toward healing.
Clients can expect a collaborative, respectful approach that integrates clinical methods with sensitivity to spiritual beliefs when desired. He frames therapy as a partnership in which goals are identified together and strategies are tailored to match individual needs, pace, and priorities.
Therapeutic methods and online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replaces them with practical skills for coping and behavior change; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and managing addictive behaviors. Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and stress reduction through simple practices that can reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation; it supports work with trauma, anger, and ongoing stress.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time so treatment fits with personal values and the pace of change desired.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These options allow clients to engage from their own environment, schedule sessions more easily, and maintain continuity of care when life circumstances change. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver the same core therapeutic tools as in-person work while adapting exercises and check-ins to the remote setting.
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Specialties and expertise
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Also works with
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English