Dr. Benjamin Lough, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 19 years in practice

Dr. Benjamin Lough uses an existential approach to help people navigate uncertainty and change.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149024787 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1528789831 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 19
Languages: English

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About Benjamin

Dr. Benjamin Lough uses an existential approach to help people navigate uncertainty and change. He is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in Illinois with 19 years of experience.

He aims to make sessions clear and straightforward for someone who feels stuck or unsure about the next step. He often supports people facing life transitions and career questions. He also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, issues around self-esteem, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

Background and approach

Many clients come wanting help with purpose, shame, sexuality, or the kinds of questions that surface in midlife. In sessions he slows the pace to look at what is happening now - relationships, choices, and daily patterns. He listens, asks questions that invite reflection, and helps clients test out new ways of making decisions.

The style is conversational rather than clinical, focused on helping people find clearer direction. Work may include coaching-style conversations about goals and practical steps, alongside deeper reflection about values and meaning. Over time this can make it easier to act with more confidence and feel less stuck.

Dr. Lough encourages people to notice small shifts and to try things between sessions. He offers straightforward guidance about options, while leaving space for each person’s values.

Sessions are intended to help people sort through guilt, loneliness, or confusion and to build a clearer sense of self and purpose.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Benjamin names

Existential Therapy

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Online support

Existential approaches and online therapy options

Existential Therapy looks at big questions about meaning, choice, and responsibility. It helps people who feel adrift, empty, or unsure about their direction to name what matters and to consider practical choices that reflect their values. This approach can be useful for relationship questions, midlife transitions, career shifts, and struggles with shame or self-worth.

In an online setting these conversations are adapted to feel direct and personal. The therapist will work with each person to decide which techniques and pacing fit best. Choosing an approach is collaborative - the clinician and client check in about what helps, try different ways of working, and adjust as goals and needs change.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people read facial cues and have deeper discussions, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit work on values and decisions into a busy schedule.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns are addressed in sessions?

He helps with self esteem, coping with life changes, career questions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and coaching for practical goals. Additional focus areas include emptiness, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, men's issues, midlife crisis, self-love, and sexuality.

What is the therapist's style in sessions?

Sessions use an existential approach that focuses on presence, responsibility, and meaning. Conversations are meant to be reflective and practical, blending deeper exploration with action-oriented steps.

How much experience does the therapist have?

The therapist has 19 years of professional experience. That background informs a flexible approach to transitions and identity questions.

Where is the therapist licensed and based?

The clinician is licensed in Illinois as an LCSW. Services are offered from that location.

Which languages and international clients are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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