Ben Gaibel, LCSW
Ben is a Qualified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher, receiving his training through the Center for Mindfulness (CFM) at the UMASS Medical School. Through the CFM, Ben has completed a Professional Training in MBSR under the direction of Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli, a Practicum Intensive in MBSR, and a Teacher Development Intensive in MBSR. Ben has been practicing mindfulness meditation since 1997. He began teaching mindfulness in 2001 to people with multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, and other neurological illnesses and disabilities through the Rocky Mountain MS Center in Denver, Colorado.
Ben completed his Master of Social Work degree from Colorado State University in 2007. He then worked as a hospice social worker for seven years where he incorporated mindfulness practices with patients, caregivers, and staff working with end of life issues. Ben worked at Good Samaritan Hospital as an Oncology Social Worker from 2013 to 2025 where he provided counseling, support groups, and mindfulness courses for people affected by cancer, and facilitated mindfulness workshops for health care professionals within the hospital system.
Ben has a particular passion for optimizing health, fitness, and overall well-being. In addition to his work as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, he is a Henselmans Certified Personal Trainer, taught by internationally renowned fitness expert, Menno Henselmans. The 9 month course is second to none in providing the tools to coach others in meeting their health and fitness goals according the latest evidence-based practices within exercise science, nutrition, and psychology.
Ben's counseling and teaching style involves connecting mind and body for greater resiliency, awareness, and well-being. Ben lives in Lafayette, Colorado with his wife, Rachael and their daughter, Maya.