Benjamin Schafler

Due to nature, inclination, temperament, and aspiration, I have always been a natural counselor. People always seem to feel comfortable with me, telling me their life stories and coming to me for help. They somehow know they will get warm rapport, understanding, and creativity while being treated with kindness, respect, and sensitivity. I have a graduate education, training, multiple and evolving skills, and DECADES of experience in clinical, school, and community settings with people of all ages and backgrounds. What should someone know about working with you? Counseling, coaching, and therapy — no matter who they’re for — are about trust first and foremost. Do you trust your heart, mind, soul, feelings, truths, aspirations, and delicate inner-self in the hands of this other person? While recognizing this, the core of my work and engagement with you involves kindness, caring, compassion, and creativity, which comes out of my sincere desire to help. There is no theory or book-based technique that is more important than you. I will offer you warmth, understanding, respect, rapport, skills, and sensitivity while helping you reach your goals. I believe the answers and solutions reside in you, and I will help you reach your highest potential and grow in your happiness, understanding, confidence, and functioning. What are you most excited about within the evolving mental health landscape? I’m most excited about getting out of the box to do what's best for the client. For so long, mental health counseling and therapy treatment were structured around the needs and bureaucracy of the profession. It was similar to schools being structured to meet the needs of administrators and teachers instead of students. Telehealth is one fortuitous example of getting out of the box and getting out of the bounds of treatment styles and theoretical approaches to do what is best for each client as opposed to what meets the needs of the practitioner. If you are ready for counseling, treatment, and coaching (or whatever you want to call it) that is out of the box and made for you, I can help. This is what I believe in. “I believe the answers and solutions reside in you, and I will help you reach your highest potential and grow in your happiness, understanding, confidence, and functioning.”