She earned her Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Health Psychology from La Salle University. Dr. Benner completed her Post-Doctoral Residency in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) at Center for Integrated Behavioral Health. She completed her APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at the Johns Hopkins University Counseling Center in Baltimore, Maryland, where she assisted with policy and program development changes to eating disorder assessment and treatment services, and developed specialized programming for athletes at risk for disordered eating.