Clinical Expertise

Dr. Benazon is a licensed child, adolescent, and adult psychologist. She conducts most of her work with adults and with teenagers approaching adulthood. Her areas of practice include:

Anxiety

Anxiety can manifest in a variety of ways. Here are some of the issues that Dr. Benazon commonly addresses in her work with clients:

• Panic attacks
• Excessive worry
• Fear of being judged in social situations
• Fear and anxiety triggered by exposure to specific situations (e.g., public speaking) or to things (e.g., insects)
• Intrusive and unwanted thoughts
• Repetitive behaviours or rituals performed to reduce anxiety when exposed to intrusive thoughts or to specific situations or things (e.g., excessive handwashing when exposed to germs)
• Health-related anxiety
• A need to do things perfectly

Depression

Depression can manifest in a variety of ways. Here are some of the issues related to depression that Dr. Benazon addresses in her work with clients:

• Feeling down or depressed
• Loss of interest in things that used to be of interest
• Fatigue and loss of energy
• Irritability
• Sleep dysregulation
• Difficulty concentration and making everyday decisions
• Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt
• Inability to experience enjoyment

Marital Distress, Relationship Issues, & Dating

Dr. Benazon addresses a variety of relationship issues in her work with couples and with individuals struggling with unsatisfying relationships. Some of these issues include:

• Relationship disputes and impasses
• Relationship distress
• Difficulty forming close emotional attachments
• Sexual difficulties (e.g., loss of sexual desire, difficulty with arousal and orgasm, erectile dysfunction)
• Difficulty navigating the world of dating