How Benjamin works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Indiana
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Benjamin
Benjamin (Ben) Keplar is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Indiana. He centers sessions on respect, compassion, and listening so people can set the pace for their own progress. Ben focuses on practical steps to reduce overwhelm and help people manage difficult emotions like anger, anxiety, and grief.
Ben draws on client-centered principles to shape each meeting around what matters most to the person in front of him.
Background and approach
He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and dialectical behavior skills to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing are used when they fit a person’s goals. Over five years he has worked mainly in mental health and addictions settings.
That experience includes supporting people with substance use issues, chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, and challenges related to relationships and intimacy. He has also worked with concerns such as ADHD, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are practical and goal-focused.
Ben helps people break big problems into small, doable steps. He avoids shaming or labeling and emphasizes collaboration and problem solving. People often come for help with anger, stress, substance use, or major life changes.
Ben offers a straightforward approach that mixes skills practice, short-term strategies, and ongoing support to help people move toward clearer day-to-day coping.
What Benjamin works with
Everything Benjamin lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Benjamin's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Approaches Benjamin lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Ben blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) tools to address practical problems. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening, respect, and following the person’s pace so goals come from the client. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches straightforward skills to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. DBT adds specific emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills that can help when anger, impulsivity, or intense feelings get in the way of daily life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Ben will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped in the past. Together they decide which tools to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit a busy life. Video allows face-to-face dialogue and skills practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging lets someone share updates between sessions. These options make it easier to keep work on coping skills consistent across everyday routines.
Questions people ask about Benjamin
What concerns does Ben commonly help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and related areas like ADHD and career stress.
What is his approach in sessions?
Ben uses a client-centered style alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior tools to teach coping skills and change unhelpful patterns.
What relevant experience does he bring?
He has five years of practice focused in mental health and addictions settings and experience supporting people with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and substance use concerns.
Where does Ben practice and what is his credential?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.