Dr. Genelle Benker (Owner Of: Embodied Psychology)

I am a doctor of clinical psychology who specializes in the treatment of PTSD, mood disorders, and chronic pain. I also treat moral pain, or the distress felt when one’s actions or circumstances are not aligned with one’s values. While I provide a warm and safe therapeutic environment, I am also confrontational when needed. Driven by an appreciation for seeing people step into their full potential, I am unique in my integrative embodied approach. Augmenting gold standard methods like EMDR and IPT, I draw upon my extensive education in Yoga and Alternative Medicine. Expect to do more than talk therapy! In therapy I reconnect people with their bodily experience as the basis for meaningful dialogue. Committed to being an ally and haven, I am aware that chronic micro aggressions to systemic oppression can itself cause mental illness. When working with couples I teach skills for relational repair, fostering communication, intimacy, and mutual respect. Unfortunately changing our mind is ofte