Dr. Kimberly S Benson LMHC CAP CCTP NBCC

Reviews

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  Jenny C

  Mar 25, 2026
  1.0
  My experience with this therapist lasted for years. I believed the intensity of our work meant depth, and I believed the closeness meant care. I genuinely thought she helped save my life. With distance and consultation from multiple licensed clinicians, I now understand something I never expected: I didn’t survive because of therapy—I survived her. Over time, the boundaries in our work blurred so gradually that I couldn’t see it happening. What I interpreted as “deep therapeutic connection” was actually the quiet collapse of the professional frame. What felt like safety eventually became confusion. What felt like support eventually became emotional entanglement. None of it was clear until it was too late. The way our work ended made that undeniable. no final session, no referrals, no transition, no safety plan. It was abrupt and destabilizing, and every clinician I later consulted expressed concern about the way it happened and concern about the entire therapeutic relationship. The ending revealed something I had been unable to see while inside it: the structure had been eroding for a long time. When I shared my experience publicly, the therapist responded in a way I experienced as dismissive, discrediting and threatening. What I once took as devotion to the work I now see more clearly: shifting boundaries, inconsistency, and a blurring of roles that placed far too much emotional weight on me as the client. Therapy is not supposed to feel like you are carrying the relationship, interpreting mixed signals, or trying to stabilize a frame that is no longer intact. Clients are never meant to hold the therapist’s inconsistencies. Clients are never meant to feel responsible for the emotional tone of the work. And clients are never meant to be left in confusion, dependency, or emotional shock after a sudden ending. Therapy should strengthen your autonomy—not your attachment to the therapist. It should deepen your trust in yourself—not your reliance on their approval. It should have clear boundaries—not shifting, unspoken expectations. What happened to me is something I want others to be aware of: intensity is not the same as competence. Closeness is not the same as clinical skill. And the feeling of being “understood like no one else understands you” can sometimes be the product of blurred lines that the client should never be asked to navigate. If you are seeking therapy, I strongly encourage you to choose someone who maintains a stable frame, uses consistent boundaries, and ends treatment in a planned, ethical, clinically sound manner. Emotional safety is not optional in therapy—it is the entire point. I would also suggest checking the disciplinary records on the therapists license that can be found on the Florida board of health website. I survived the aftermath of this experience not because the therapy saved me, but because I finally stepped out of a dynamic that had become unhealthy, unclear, and unsustainable. I still suffer in ways from the experience and will still have to work to recover. That is the truth I wish I had known sooner, and the truth I hope will help someone else make a more informed decision. Took the words right out of my mouth. Later edit- years ago I left a public review about my experience with Kim and she had her lawyer threaten me to take it down, and then flooded her reviews with everyone she knows to drown out my voice and now she is doing it again..You will notice she will all of a sudden have many 5 star reviews right now in the next few days because I have spoken up again, do not fall for this, this is her, a therapist, doing what she can to invalidate and silence harm she caused. I REFUSE to be silenced by Kim any longer. She harmed me in an extreme way, never acknowledged or apologized, and wants me to be quiet and wants to save her image, and I will not abandon myself any longer. I’ll never forget or let Kim forget how she treated me in my darkest hours as my therapist while blasting her own former therapist all over the internet for the same things.
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  Maya Cakar

  Mar 23, 2026
  5.0
  Dr. Benson creates a very safe, supportive, and professional environment. You can feel her experience and knowledge right away, and she has a calm, grounded approach that makes it easy to open up and feel understood. She truly takes the time to listen and guide you in a thoughtful way. Highly recommend her to anyone looking for a compassionate and skilled therapist
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  Nigel Slater

  Feb 24, 2026
  5.0
  Great person and very professional! Always enjoy seeing her! Thank you for what your services to our community! I highly rate this person!
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  Stacy Greeter

  Feb 21, 2026
  5.0
  As a local psychiatrist, I am so grateful to work closely with Dr. Benson who puts so much thought and care into each patient we share together. She is an extremely compassionate clinician committed to lifelong learning and values-driven patient-centered care. Highly highly recommended!
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  Brenda Smith

  Feb 21, 2026
  5.0
  Dr Benson has helped me so much! I was sexually molested when I was a young girl and she has helped me overcome a lot.