PhD, LPC
Associate Director
Professional Experience
Area of Expertise in Systemic Family Therapy: Life-threatening behaviors, risk assessment, crisis planning, session preparation, program implementation, and professional development.
Current Position
Associate Director, PCFTTC
Additional Information
Area of Expertise in Systemic Family Therapy: Life threatening behaviors, risk assessment, crisis planning, session preparation, program implementation, and professional development.
Dr. Jennifer Benjamin received her doctorate degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Capella University in 2018, and a masters degree in Counseling Psychology from Immaculata University in 2007. She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) an independent practitioner and organizational consultant in the greater Philadelphia Region. Dr. Benjamin started her ESFT certificate process in 2008 and worked in the field doing FBHMS until 2012. In 2011 she started providing training instruction intermittently. Since 2019 she has been a part of the development and implementation of the center’s training experience. Additional roles at the training center include clinical trainer, training development/implementation, production of trainings across media platforms, and furthering the development of evidence based assessment in ESFT.
Dr. Benjamin has several specialty certificates, and additional evidence based practices, including Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and a rating of Global Adherence in Standard Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Dr. Benjamin led a comprehensive Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) program for 11-18 year old clients in Pennsylvania, and a Family Base Mental Health Program in Delaware for at risk youth as a former Clinical Director of a community mental health clinic for children and adolescents. While in this role she oversaw the doctoral student practicum program, treatment outcomes, DBT master trainer for South Eastern PA, clinical supervision, sustainability and fidelity processes, and was the onsite manager of the clinical research. She developed several clinical expertise working with emotional disturbed youth with life threatening behaviors, trauma in family systems, and parent training. Finally, Dr. Benjamin spent 10 years as an experiential corporate trainer, game designer, and training manual developer for Action Centered Training.
Dr. Benjamin has taught previously, as an adjunct professor, for the Graduate Counseling Program and the Undergraduate Psychology Program at Rosemont College.