Sarah Allen Benton, M.S., L.M.H.C.

Sarah Allen Benton, M.S., L.M.H.C., is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and therapist at McLean Hospital (affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School) at McLean Brook (www. mcleanbrook.org) transitional living program for substance abuse and dual diagnosis treatment in Waltham, Massachusetts. Additionally, she conducts private substance abuse assessments with treatment recommendations.  Benton lectures on the topic of high-functioning alcoholics at high-schools, colleges, mental health clinical trainings and conferences.  She is the author of the book Understanding the High-Functioning Alcoholic: Professional Views and Personal Insights (www.highfunctioningalcoholic.com) and has been in recovery from alcoholism since February 2004

Benton worked previously as a therapist at the Emmanuel College Counseling Center in Boston, MA where she was the leader of the Alcohol Skills Training Program directed toward helping college-age problem drinkers. In addition, she has given lectures and trainings on the topic of high-functioning alcoholics at high-schools, colleges, addiction conferences and alcohol treatment facilities. She earned a master of science in counseling psychology degree from Northeastern University and has been involved in psychologically-based research studies through McLean Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Northeastern University and the Boston University Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. She is the Vice-President of the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation of Greater Boston. Benton has been featured in a NY Times article by Jane Brody, has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Shw, The CBS Early Show, NPR and more.