Entries by Benita Esposito

Radio: Benita Esposito’s Work

Listen to Benita Esposito speak about the benefits of psychotherapy and life coaching for S.M.A.R.T.* Women and the Men Who Love Them. Services: Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling and Counseling for Individual Adults. Click here for Podcasts. S.M.A.R.T. = Spiritual, Mature, Authentic, Responsible and Trustworthy Complete the Contact Form to request a 10-minute complementary phone interview […]

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Depression Checklist

Do you think you might be depressed? Or, are you concerned about a loved one? Click on the link to complete the assessment.  If you answer “yes” to 5 or more of the symptoms, it is wise to get counseling.  Depression Checklist Contact me for a complementary 10-minute get-acquainted phone meeting. Life can get better. […]

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“Your Authentic Self Retreat” FAQs

The following dialogue will give you a glimpse of typical concerns people experience as they decide to attend a Retreat.  I refer to myself as ‘BE’ in the dialogue. These photographs are pictures from our Labor Day retreat at the Florida panhandle. Click here to view the complete Retreat schedule. Client: What will happen at […]

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12 Keys to Conflict Management

My first mentor told me, “Conflict is a necessary part of intimacy.” I didn’t want to hear that. I hated conflict, but his words rang true. I knew I wasn’t good at conflict management, and because of that, many of my relationships did not thrive. That was 30 years ago and since then, I have […]

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Death’s Gift. Healing Grief Article

With a breast cancer prognosis of one month to live, Mrs. Samuel and her family came for counseling upon the recommendation of her doctor. No one in her family talked about her dying, and that was fine with her. I wanted to help them create emotional intimacy before she died and thereby make her passage […]

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Coat of Many Colors: Benita’s Retreat Story.

Emotional Intimacy Beings Within. My Intensive Personal Growth Retreat Preparation The North Georgia Mountains cradled a group of people who gathered for an intensive transformational Retreat.  It was one of my first retreats with my teacher, Lee.  I was looking at a whole lifetime of not being true to my Authentic Self for fear that someone, […]

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