{"id":4091,"date":"2023-03-04T06:34:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T06:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snddevserver.com\/dev-king\/?page_id=4091"},"modified":"2025-10-03T20:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:16:35","slug":"about-kingfisher-therapy-ben-sheff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/snddevserver.com\/dev-king\/about-kingfisher-therapy\/about-kingfisher-therapy-ben-sheff\/","title":{"rendered":"About KingFisher Therapy – Ben Sheff"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ben Sheff<\/p>\n<\/div>

Associate Therapist, MFT-LP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

Ben believes that connecting with openness and curiosity is at the heart of personal growth and lasting healing.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Hover over the shapes below to read about Ben’s specialties.<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Relationships<\/h2>

Ben supports couples in cultivating mutual understanding, empathy, and meaning.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Trauma<\/h2>

Therapy allows the individual to engage the trauma healing process within a safe environment.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Masculinity<\/h2>

Explore your relationship with masculinity and its impact on your relationships.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Relationships shape our foundations; holding the potential to provide our greatest joys and most significant challenges. <\/b><\/span>The impact of these relationships is woven into every experience. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Ben believes that exploring these connections with openness and curiosity is at the heart of personal growth and lasting healing. It takes bravery to look inward with compassion and honesty, but the rewards of this work can be immense.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

Whether you\u2019re looking for individual therapy, support in your relationship(s), or help navigating family challenges, Ben is eager to uplift your inherent empathetic power and help you find greater access to your capacity for healing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben completed his Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy at Iona University. A native of the Boston area, he\u2019s lived in Vermont, Idaho, and California, but New York has been his home since 2013. Originally drawn here pursuing the performing arts, followed by over a decade working in hospitality, his curiosity for human engagement in all its forms inspires his work as a therapist. <\/b>From an early age he was energized to understand the emotional lives of those around him and found his peace and happiness in the outdoors. On his days off he can be found surfing, enjoying a new cooking project, getting out of the city for a hike, or spending some down time with a good show. The diversity of his interests and passion for excitement has led to his belief that a life of wellbeing embraces both responsibility and pleasure.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Ben is motivated by curiosity and kindness. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

His approach to working with individuals, partners, and families is through a trauma-informed, humanistic lens influenced by Narrative Therapy and Experiential Therapies, including Internal Family Systems. He embraces an LGBTQIA+ affirming, and sex and kink positive paradigm, understanding that those in marginalized communities have faced unique challenges navigating their identity.<\/b> Ben draws from his training and lived experience to address your challenges with unconditional positive regard, collaborate with you on your path of healing, and help deepen your connection with yourself and in your relationships.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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