Our Team

Ben Felten

Ben Felten

Intake Coordinator

Ben (he/they) is a gentle and empathetic learner who uses a trauma-informed lens to support others in their healing processes. Ben is a Masters of Social Work student with a passion for addressing trauma and adverse experiences that have taken place within religious or spiritual contexts, as well as those who are navigating shifts within their relationship-to or experience-of their communities. Ben’s background in electrical engineering supports his insight into the challenges of navigating rigid or fundamentalist systems. Ben is passionate about applying nuanced care supporting the cultivation of relationships with psychedelic medicines. Ben’s holds an emphasis and interest in utilizing solution-focused, experiential, and somatic experiencing treatment modalities. He seeks to challenge societal norms through the exploration of new research, policy, intuitive insight, and anti-oppressive practice.

During his free time, Ben likes to express himself through dance, art, and spending time learning from the people, plants, animals, and fungi within his communal ecosystem. He is looking forward to learning from clients alongside the team of professionals at Expanse, providing new and exciting forms of care.