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Monday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.50 minutesLicensed in TNEdna Benitez, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) · TN Lic. # 000000(865) 555-0102

Before, during, after

Your first session

It begins with you, not with your teen.

  • 01

    Before

    You sign the consent and, if you pay without insurance, receive a Good Faith Estimate in writing. A parent or guardian signs for a teen.

  • 02

    During

    Edna meets with you for 50 minutes, without your teen. She listens, explains how she works and the limits of confidentiality, and the possible risks and benefits of therapy.

  • 03

    After

    Your teen's first session follows, a different day. You and Edna agree on what you will each hear, and decide together whether to continue.

In the room

What Edna covers with you

You will not be asked to retell everything. Edna asks what you most want her to understand.

  • What is happening at home, in your words

  • How consent works for a teen in Tennessee

  • What she will and will not share with you

  • How fees work, and your written estimate

Rows of tiny seedlings sprouting in a dark seed tray, seen from above

Ready to set it up?

Write to us and tell us what times suit you.