Garet holds a Master of Social Work from Simmons University, completed in 2021, and has been licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in Nevada since 2022. Her clinical work focuses on trauma, LGBTQ+ affirmative care, chronic illness, and life transitions across children, teenagers, adults, and elders.
Her Approach
Garet works with children ages 6 and up, preteens, teenagers, adults, and older adults. For LGBTQ+ clients, that often means someone who has spent years in spaces where they had to shrink themselves. For clients navigating a new physical diagnosis or chronic illness, it frequently means adjusting to a life that looks different than the one they had planned.
She works primarily through a trauma-focused and somatic lens, paying attention to how experiences live in the body as much as the mind. Her years working in corrections and law enforcement gave her a firsthand understanding of systems, crisis, and the kind of stress that does not simply go away when a situation ends. That background shapes a clinical style that is direct and built for people who have been through things that are genuinely hard.
Specialized Training
- City of North Las Vegas Police Department, Detention Command — Served as a Corrections Officer and Court Services Officer for six and a half years, working directly with incarcerated individuals in high-stress and crisis-prone environments
Additional Certifications
- Certified Complex Trauma Professional (CCTP) — Formal certification in the assessment and treatment of complex trauma, including chronic and repeated traumatic experiences
Ready When You Are
Garet is currently accepting new clients. To schedule an appointment with Garet Benavides, give Insight Therapy Solutions a call at 888-409-8976.
In crisis? Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or visit 988lifeline.org.
