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My therapeutic approach is eclectic and adaptable—I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all model. I strive to create a supportive, safe space where individuals can explore their needs, define their goals, and discover what truly motivates them. Together, we work to find personalized strategies that encourage meaningful and lasting change.
Outside of work, I’m passionate about travel, specialty coffee drinks, and experimenting in the kitchen. I also have an ever-growing collection of craft supplies—definitely more than any one person reasonably needs!

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Benson Kenney-Canfield is a board-certified family nurse practitioner specializing in preventative and patient-centered primary care across the lifespan. His interest in family medicine comes from the relationship of trust which is developed over time between the clinician and patient. He finds great satisfaction in helping his patients meet their goals for their health and quality of life in whatever form that takes for them. He enjoys the constant learning inherent to the field of health sciences as well as helping patients understand how the latest scientific evidence can inform their care.
A Littleton native, Ben brings a strong value of community and place to his practice. Prior to his work as a nurse practitioner, he worked as an RN as well as a recovery support worker in the greater north country region, providing care in inpatient addiction treatment, medical-surgical, intensive care, and home health settings. When he is not working, Ben enjoys skiing, mountain biking, and spending time with his wife and daughter.

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I believe firmly that a holistic approach to healthcare that addresses both the mind and the body leads to improved health and a deeper sense of wellness. I joined ACHS for the opportunity to be a part of an agency that works to break the stigma around all types of illness and respects the patient’s rights to self-determination.

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I’m excited to join an integrated team that promotes detection, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. With readily available behavioral health providers patients can easily access the care they may otherwise not have been able to access. Regular communication between providers can ensure comprehensive care delivery and improve patient outcomes.

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Providing psychiatric care in the primary care setting offers the best opportunity to reach people who may have previously not been able to or hesitant to try. Ammonoosuc’s program highlights how the health of the mind and body are indivisible—equally important for all ages.

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I enjoy working with people in a community health setting to help them create a healthy balanced life.

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I enjoy caring for patients as they grow and change–whether it be from teens to adults or from middle to older age. It is a privilege to care for families as they experience the joy of a new baby or face the challenge of illness. I am happy to provide prenatal care with patients delivering with obstetricians at Littleton Regional Hospital or DHMC. I also perform procedures such as IUD insertion, colposcopy, skin procedures, and some joint injections.

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The best healthcare is that which recognizes all the facets of a person, recognizes their insights and strengths then works as a team within a community to promote health and prevent illness.

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If you come to see us with a problem, the chances are very good that you’ll leave with either a diagnosis and plan of treatment, or a clear plan for how to get there. A family practice physician’s job is to keep you well from the beginning through preventive care. When problems become more complicated, we can coordinate with specialty providers to continue to get you the health care you need. There are times when traditional medicine does not offer a cure, and just managing symptoms (or even just being present) is the best that we can offer.

Working at ACHS gives me three very powerful tools to keep my patients as healthy as possible:

  • Involvement in the community. My patients are my friends and neighbors – there is no more powerful motivator to go the extra mile, do the extra research, make one more phone call to figure things out.
  • Continuity. My patients come back again and again, for years, even decades. Many go back to birth and even before that with prenatal care. The perspective gained over many visits over many years often yields greater insight into a person’s health than any high-tech imaging modality.
  • Knowledge of the community. The staff at ACHS knows how to connect their patients with the right resources to achieve successful end results. A brilliant diagnosis is great, but sometimes a brilliant phone call that connects a patient with a service they need is even better.
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Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, Inc.

ACHS, a non-profit Federally Qualified Community Health Center established in 1975, operates in five sites in Northern New Hampshire. They provide affordable and high-quality healthcare to over 10,000 patients in more than 26 towns, offering integrated health services to families, including Medical, and Behavioral health. ACHS serves everyone and does not deny services based on inability to pay. This health center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Services (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals. ACHS welcomes feedback from patients and can be contacted through their website or Facebook.

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To provide a network of comprehensive Primary Health Care and Support Services to individuals and families throughout the communities we serve.  In support of this mission, ACHS provides evidence-based, outcome-specific, systematic care that is: patient-centered, prevention focused, accessible and affordable to all.

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