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Real Therapy With Real Healing

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Meet Ben

I started dedicating myself to psychology and therapy after realizing that I couldn't cut it as a software developer. I'm excited now to get to hear the stories of so many amazing people, I am excited to hear yours!

I was born and raised in Kitchener. I am now serving the public as a therapist near downtown Kitchener, in Belmont Village! Book in with me and grab a pastry across the street.

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How I Can Help

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Free 15-Minute Meet and Greet

It's so important to feel comfortable with your therapist. That's the major reason why at Maple Grove Counselling, I offer a free 15-minute meet-and-greet consultation call. This brief, no-obligation meeting allows you to ask any questions...

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Individual Counselling

At Maple Grove Counselling, I do my best provide a safe, confidential space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. My individual counselling service is designed to support you through life’s challenges...

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Stress, Burnout, and Anxiety

Does it feel like your mind is always racing?
Maybe you wake up already exhausted. You overthink everything. You’ve tried powering through, making lists, meditating, maybe even therapy before — but the stress never seems to let up. You're juggling a million things but can't...

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Trauma, PTSD, and EMDR

Some wounds are invisible — but they change everything.
Maybe you’ve been through something no one should ever have to go through. Or maybe it wasn’t “one big thing” — just a long stretch of surviving, bracing, and...

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Grief, Sadness, and Depression

Some pain you carry silently.
It shows up in your sighs, in the heaviness in your chest, in the moments when you can’t quite explain why you feel so far away from yourself.
Maybe you're struggling to get out of bed in the morning. Maybe you’ve...

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Couples Counselling

Your relationship used to feel easier.
Now, the smallest things turn into arguments. The silence stretches longer than it should. Maybe you feel more like roommates than partners — or maybe you love...

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Therapy That Works

Therapy for anxiety, therapy for depression, or therapy for trauma are all naturally somewhat different but share a key similarity: they thrive on human connection and solid relationships. I remember googling "Therapist near me" or "anxiety counselling" etc etc. It's hard looking for a therapist, and especially because it isn't just the credentials. It's how we get along, do we have chemistry and vibe well? Things that are really hard to put on a website like this. But it is what matters. Data indicates in therapy, the largest controllable benefit to outcomes is the relationship between counsellor and client. That is one of the reasons I offer free consultations, take 15 minutes and see if we get along before committing to a whole session!

At the end of the day I am just a guy, who is also coincidentally a therapist near downtown Kitchener in Belmont Village. I specialize in counselling for Trauma, Anxiety, and also Couple's Therapy. I'm just a person like you, and hope that your search for a therapist ends here, and if not, hopefully it ends soon so you can get where you want to go on your journey.

I'm your guy if you want me to be. I am here to help. I switched into this career because I assumed I would love it and I do. So be it suspected burn-out, work stress, anxiety, relationship issues, depression, PTSD or Trauma, or hell just feeling overwhelmed and alone or even confused. Reach out and I would be honoured to help unburden you from all that you are dealing with.

Professional Psychotherapy Qualifications:

As a Registered Psychotherapist I am trained in a number of disciplines. I offer:

- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) 

- Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy

- Other modes of Trauma Therapy (Prolonged Exposure, which also is commonly used for Phobia Therapy)

- Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Skills help

- Gottman Couples Therapy

- Both Online Therapy and in-person

- Unstructured Supportive Therapy for when we just need someone to talk to.

Contact

684 Belmont Ave  W, Unit 301

Kitchener, ON N2M 1N6, Canada

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