Meet Therapist Ben Zimmer.

Ben works with individuals on a broad spectrum of issues. As an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, he integrates EMDR, Solution-focused, and Family Systems Therapy to find the best combination to elicit change and positive growth.

Ben co-founded Larchmere Center for Well-being (LCW) after moving back home to Cleveland in 2017. After almost a decade in Santa Barbara, CA, Ben took his non-profit and clinical experience back to the community that raised him. He is thrilled to be supervising his Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, Brielle Dove-Smart, and supporting LCW’s team of therapists in their clinical practice.

Ben is a relational EMDR therapist who believes therapy is all about connection, fit, and meeting the client where they are. Ben thinks it is essential to take your time and find the therapist that is right for you.

Ben works with individuals on a broad spectrum of issues.

His specialties include: Generalized and acute anxiety; Depression; Self-awareness; Trauma; and LGBTQ+ issues.

He hopes to support your needs at LCW. If we are not the right fit, we do our best to help you find a clinician in the area that is right for you.

Ben values humor, relationships, delicious food, dogs, and creating safe communities for folks of all backgrounds and origins. After spending many years training educators and young people in Social & Emotional Learning, he finds joy in seeing spaces transform with the power of empathy and compassion.