What to expect from therapy
Life is challenging enough at the best of times. Through gentle exploration of past traumas, learning cognitive reframing and ways to make positive behavioral changes, using techniques such as mindfulness and relaxation skills, we will work together to find the strengths that will get you through the pain and sadness. |
You can expect a caring, compassionate, and culturally sensitive therapist who will listen and not judge, promote mental health by helping you to pinpoint obstacles to healing, handle negative emotions by learning to manage and work through painful memories, and use your resilience and inner strength to overcome challenges to well-being.
I have helped clients through their challenges with the following issues:
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About Bethanie |
With over 23 years of experience as a licensed psychotherapist, my therapeutic approach is through a combination of psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapy as well as positive psychology. I have experience in working with children from birth to seventeen, adults, couples and parent-child relationships.
I am a graduate of California State University Northridge with a Masters of Science degree in Educational Psychology (cum laude). My undergraduate B.A. was earned at University of Illinois at Chicago. |