Zhela Bennett, MA, LPC

 Zhela works with adult clients--both individuals and couples. She is an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) trained therapist that specializes in working with trauma.

Her work with adults also includes experience in a variety of issues, including anxiety, depression, career indecision, occupational difficulties, and more. She brings her passion and skills for personal, team, and career development to empower people to discover their purpose and joyfully and wholly live it out through meaningful work and relationships.  

Human beings, beginning at a young age, have an innate drive to grow and improve, but we sometimes need direction. Zhela considers it a privilege and a blessing to be part of her clients' healing and personal growth by encouraging them that, even when it doesn't seem possible, faith and hope can lead to change. 

CERTIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS   

• Licensed Professional Counselor
• Certified Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional (CATP) 
• Trauma and Attachment: Effective Treatment Strategies for Helping Challenging Clients
• Gottman Level 1 Clinical Training: Bridging the Couple Chasm 
• Gottman Level 2 Clinical Training: Assessment, Intervention, and Co-Morbidities
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy) Trained Clinician 

Zhela Bennett, M.A., LPC  received her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Moody Theological Seminary. She holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Washington in Seattle. 

Most recently, Zhela served as a Social Emotional Coach in a local K-12 school setting, engaging students in various settings and assisting students of all ages to integrate life skills and strategies,in order to create positive behavioral outcomes, gain confidence, set goals, make better decisions, collaborate with others in work and play, and navigate the world more effectively.