818-850-5840
ABOUT
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I established LA Mind and Body with a goal of educating my clients of the advantages of nurturing both your mental and physical health. I believe focusing on both your mind and body will assist in the process of healing, connection and change.
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I assist clients who are new to therapy and require extensive psychoeducation, guidance, and support. Additionally, I work with clients and families who have exhausted all options and believe that change is unattainable.
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I specialize in treating Addiction, PTSD & Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, providing Family Therapy, and addressing motivational issues.
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Jackie Benavente, LMFT
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Jackie Benavente, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist
Phone:
818-850-5840
Email:
*Accepting new clients in Los Angeles & California
More about Jackie
Jackie started her career at the Desert AIDS Project, where she worked as a case manager for clients diagnosed with HIV and concurrent mental health and substance abuse issues. She fulfilled her practicum at D.A.P., offering individual therapy and case management services. She relocated to Los Angeles for an internship at Saban Free Clinic, funded by a grant aimed at providing social work support to a newly established charter middle school. There, she created the school's inaugural mental health program, delivering group and individual therapy to students, support for parents, and mental health education for staff. Jackie's career progressed in community-based clinics such as Didi Hirsch, Masada Homes, and Eisner Pediatric, where she engaged with families, adolescents, and at-risk youth through outreach and bilingual therapy.
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Her dedication to aiding marginalized communities guided her towards addiction work. She joined UCLA's Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine, leading medication trials for methamphetamine addiction and health initiatives for the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN). Concurrently, she worked as a contracted therapist for San Francisco's Department of Public Health, providing motivational interviewing and case management to high-risk individuals in sober living environments.
Jackie advanced in her career, first as a therapist, then as the clinical director of residential and outpatient programs addressing substance abuse and mental health. She oversaw operations, developed clinical groups and client programs, and specialized in family and couples therapy, focusing on communication and boundary setting. Additionally, she facilitated support groups for parents and families and became an EMDR-trained therapist with the Institute for Creative Mindfulness, responding to the high demand for trauma therapy.
In 2015, she established her private practice, LA Mind and Body, in North Hollywood, with the goal of expanding community access to mental health services, providing therapy to individuals, families, and couples.
Presently, she offers telehealth services, continuing her commitment to supporting individuals and their families.
Jackie's therapeutic approaches include:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT),
Motivational Interviewing (MI),
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
FAQ
"Nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness (51.5 million in 2019). Mental illnesses include many different conditions that vary in degree of severity, ranging from mild to moderate to severe," NIMH » Mental Illness (nih.gov).