Ben is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) and licensed alcohol a drug counselor (LADC) who has worked for 5+ years in a variety of mental health roles. Ben works with a spectrum of issues and diagnoses including depression, anxiety, adjustments to life changes, relationships, grief and loss, and much more! As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, he is able to recognize issues that are present in the lives of anyone living a life of color outside of the binary and gender expectations. As a self-proclaimed geek therapist, no topic is off of the table and anything relevant to you is important to your process in therapy!
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Attachment issues, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Body image, Cancer, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Dissociation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MN LPCC 3323