Mary Benson, Psy.D

Dr. Benson provides individual therapy to both adolescents and adults. Her clinical interests include anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

Dr. Mary Benson is a Licensed Psychologist who received her doctoral degree from the University of St. Thomas. Before joining The Twin Cities Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Center, she worked in a wide variety of settings including a residential eating disorder center, multiple college counseling centers, and a community mental health center. She also has training and experience in treating depression, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, adjustment issues, and identity development. Dr. Benson has received specialized clinical training in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP) for OCD, and inference based cognitive behavioral therapy (I-CBT). In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, running, yoga, and traveling.

I believe therapy is most effective when it is individualized: to the setting, to the person, to their story. So my first goal in therapy is to create a supportive, non-judgmental environment, filled with compassion, humor, and acceptance. It’s in that place where I work with clients to bring out the research-based, scientifically proven methods that will specifically work for them.