Ben Davis, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT, LPAT (he/him) is a psychotherapist, educator and author, as well as the founder and director of Full Spectrum Creative Arts Therapy. Over the past two decades, Ben has focused on the unique and specific needs of transgender and non-binary individuals and families. He uses art therapy and verbal modalities with youth and adult clients, aiming to build personal agency and empower healing. His approach to therapy is warm, empathic and strength-based.
Ben’s work is informed by non-pathologizing treatment models, community-based research, creative arts modalities, systems theory and queer advocacy. He has presented in hospital, academic, and agency settings nationally and internationally. His partnerships have included the New York City Department of Health, Callen Lorde Community Center, the Gender Identity Project, the Ackerman Institute's Gender & Family Project, New York University, and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). Ben is WPATH GEI SOC8 Certified and committed to supporting trans and gender diverse individuals move towards actualization of their authentic selves.
Ben provides psychotherapy, clinical supervision and consultation, as well as training for therapists, educators, and institutions. For corporate and institutional clients, Ben works in a consulting role to support the development, implementation, and management of complex inclusivity initiatives, with highlight expertise in gender equity and transgender inclusion in the workforce. He's most excited about building healthy systems that infuse values of justice, equity and belonging.
His's last two publications include Oxford University Press's What Everyone Needs to Know: Gender (2020), and Art Therapy Practices for Resilient Youth: A Strengths-Based Approach to At-Promise Children and Adolescents, published by Routledge in 2019.
Ben is licensed to practice psychotherapy in NY and NJ.
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