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Ben Buttfield
Occupational Therapist

Left Turn is proud to introduce Ben as a partner and co-developer of our Balance Groups:

Ben is a leadership coach, facilitator, and organisational developer dedicated to empowering individuals, teams, and organisations to achieve their preferred futures. Combining professional expertise with solution-focused strategies, Ben facilitates meaningful change that drives personal growth, team development, and organisational success.

Guided by his mission statement - Facilitating change to enable individuals, teams, and organisations to achieve their preferred futures - Ben employs a range of transformative tools. These include solution-focused coaching, occupational therapy principles, leadership research, and strategies to enhance self-understanding. His commitment to accountability, engaging in challenging conversations, and delivering honest feedback creates a foundation for sustainable change.

Experience and Expertise - Ben brings over 15 years of experience as a mental health professional and 12 years of facilitating men’s leadership and support groups. He has spent the past decade coaching individuals and groups on men’s well-being and has seven years of organisational leadership experience. Additionally, he provides clinical and professional supervision to allied health professionals.

Achievements and Leadership - Ben is a co-founder of the Southern Men’s Gathering, a psychosocial well-being community fostering connection, growth, and leadership among men. As the Director of The Midlife Man, he helps men navigate midlife challenges and create meaningful change through leadership coaching. His role as a Supervising Occupational Therapist at Together Up highlights his ability to merge clinical expertise with leadership coaching.

Academically, Ben has been recognised for excellence, earning a place on the Dean’s Merit List, membership in the Golden Key International Honour Society, and maintaining a Distinction GPA at the University of South Australia. His professional and academic achievements reflect his commitment to leadership and personal development.

Formal Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)

  • Graduate Diploma in Exercise Physiology

  • Bachelor of Arts (Psychology Major)

  • Master of Chiropractic

  • Master of Social and Organisational Leadership (Ongoing)

  • ACC Foundations in Solution-Focused Coaching (ICF Accredited, Ongoing)

Contact Ben: bbuttfield@bigpond.com 

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