Ben Makin
MA, LPC
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
Let's Connect (724) 617-5232
The journey toward personal growth and emotional well-being can be messy. Healing comes through real relationships based on trust and mutual respect. With this focus, integrating psychodynamic and relational counseling, I value the importance of understanding the unique dynamics that shape your relationships and influence your overall well-being. I don't want counseling to feel disconnected from real-world applications.
Whether you're seeking support for individual challenges, couples therapy, or family counseling, I want to facilitate meaningful conversations that promote healing and growth. You'll find that our sessions can be relaxed and conversational, allowing honest dialogue that produces changes at the deepest levels of our being.
Whether you're reaching out because of depression, anxiety, trauma, family issues, or really whatever, we'll navigate the ups and downs, celebrate your strengths, and work towards creating a more fulfilling and balanced life.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Ben Makin now - (724) 617-5232
Let's Connect (724) 617-5232
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Couple Sessions $150
Payment Methods
Cash, Check, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Highmark
- Optum
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hea
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Degree/Diploma from Huntington University Ben Makin
- In Practice for 10 years
- Attended Huntington University, MA Counseling, Graduated 2017
- Certificate from Townsend Institute of Leadership and Counseling
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Family Conflict
Expertise
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Behavioral Issues
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Divorce
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Internet Addiction
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- Sexual Addiction
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Religion
Christian
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Christian Counseling
- Emotionally Focused
- Gestalt
- Gottman Method
- Interpersonal
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Trauma Focused