Ben HushekLCSW

Welcome, glad you’re here! My name is Ben, I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and I pride myself on developing deep, genuine, and heartfelt connections with my clients. Others have described me as someone with a warm, compassionate nature who brings a comforting presence to the room. I create a trusting, collaborative, and safe environment that allows healing and transformation to unfold organically. I’ll be your copilot on your therapy journey, meeting you where you are now and working as a team to identify your destination and the path to get there. Therapy can be intimidating, challenging work, but we can make room for some playfulness and maybe even laughter along the way.

I draw on a variety of evidence-based therapeutic techniques and will work with you to uniquely tailor our approach to best fit your goals and values, checking in and adjusting as needed along the way. After all, YOU are the expert on your life. These therapeutic techniques include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness approaches, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Cognitive Processing Therapy.

In my personal and professional life, I’ve always been magnetically drawn to learning how to enhance well-being (“positive psychology”). I’m passionate about empowering my clients to not only overcome struggles, but also to evolve into their best selves. Your best self is already within you, sometimes it just takes a little work and intentionality to let it shine through.

A little about me- outside of the therapy office I love a good blend of active and leisure (couch- potato) activities including concerts/festivals, skiing, soccer, running, spending time in nature, binge- worthy TV, video games, and board games. I’m originally from the Midwest and have bachelor’s degrees in neurobiology and psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Illinois at Chicago.