Benjamin Livesay, LCSW

Licensed in Arkansas · 9 years in practice

Benjamin Livesay is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and career challenges.

License and registration

LCSW, Arkansas: 28228 · expires January 2028
LCSW, Texas: 118537 · expires October 2027
LCSW, Oklahoma: 22305 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1396227468 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 9
Languages: English

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About Benjamin

Benjamin Livesay is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and career challenges. He writes and talks plainly, meeting people where they are and treating them as whole people rather than a list of symptoms. He has nine years of experience supporting people through hard transitions and everyday struggles.

Benjamin frames many coping patterns as attempts to survive. He explains how strategies that once helped may now hold a person back.

Background and approach

In sessions he works with clients to identify what’s no longer useful and to try alternatives that fit their current life. His approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. He listens first, then helps create a clear plan to move toward the life someone wants.

Conversations focus on practical steps, small experiments, and realistic changes that can be repeated outside sessions. Benjamin has experience with issues tied to adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, communication and control problems, and challenges related to divorce and separation. He also supports people dealing with drug and alcohol addiction, first responder stress, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and post-traumatic stress.

People also turn to him for help with forgiveness, life purpose, men’s issues, midlife transitions, and money or career concerns. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Benjamin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Career difficulties
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Smoking / vaping cessation
Young adult issues

Online support

How evidence-based methods translate to online care

Benjamin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding what keeps someone stuck and testing practical changes. One approach concentrates on identifying coping behaviors that once helped but now interfere with daily life, and replacing them with more effective habits that fit current needs. Another approach emphasizes building small, repeatable skills for managing anxiety, cravings, or trauma symptoms so people can use them between sessions.

Choosing the right method is a shared process. The therapist will listen to a person’s history, goals, and preferences, then suggest approaches to try together. If something isn’t working, adjustments are made collaboratively so the plan stays useful and relevant.

Online therapy makes these methods easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls let therapists and clients work through material face to face when needed. Phone sessions can be a good option when video isn’t practical. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, brief skill practice, and ongoing support between sessions. These options help people keep momentum and apply new strategies in real time.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does he help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and career concerns, plus related issues such as attachment and communication problems.

What is his therapy style like?

He takes a straightforward, collaborative approach that focuses on listening, identifying unhelpful patterns, and trying practical alternatives that fit daily life.

How much experience does he have?

Benjamin has nine years of clinical experience working with people on a range of struggles from addiction to trauma to life transitions.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, with licensure in Arkansas and Texas, and he is based in Arkansas.

In what language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English only and he is not accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions can be held by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How does cost and billing work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with him?

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