Benjamin Aiken

Dr. Benjamin Aiken serves as Associate Professor, Clinical Supervisor, and Director of Training in the Counselling Psychology program at Adler University, Vancouver, since 2020. Appointed Director of Training in 2024, he maintains active clinical licensure across British Columbia, Colorado, and Wyoming while integrating logotherapeutic principles into his academic and clinical work.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Counsellor Education and Supervision (Graduate Minor in Queer Studies), University of Wyoming, 2020
• M.A. in Counselling Psychology, University of Colorado Denver, 2015
• MBA, California State University, 2005

Dr. Aiken's research centers on meaning-making in suffering through logotherapy and existential analysis, with specialized focus on gender-diverse clients, LGBTQ2+ mental health, and culturally responsive supervision. His scholarship examines transmasculine client experiences with cisgender male therapists while advancing narrative methods for trauma processing and social justice applications.

His 2024 publication exemplifies emerging trends in existential autoethnography, demonstrating how logotherapeutic frameworks transform personal tragedy into professional insight across grief counseling and identity navigation contexts.

Professional recognition includes:

• Doctoral Fellow, National Board for Certified Counselors Foundation (2020)
• Leadership Fellow, Chi Sigma Iota (2019)

As a dedicated mentor, Dr. Aiken supervises emerging clinicians through Adler's program while fostering international mental health dialogue. He actively seeks collaborations on meaning-centered approaches, particularly through his Diplomat Clinician role with the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy.

He engages professional communities via the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors, SAIGE, and American Counseling Association, promoting interdisciplinary teamwork that bridges clinical practice, counselor education, and cross-border mental health advocacy.