- 19 years experience
- LCSW in Texas
- Depression and anxiety
About Betty
Betty Peterson is an LCSW with 19 years of clinical experience working in Texas and Oregon. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction concerns. Betty aims to create a calm space where clients can speak openly about thoughts and feelings.
She uses straightforward conversation to help people sort through relationship and family conflicts. Sessions often focus on practical steps for coping with life changes, sleep problems, and workplace stress. She also supports people facing grief, trauma, and issues tied to intimacy and self-esteem.
Betty blends several approaches to fit each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns. Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourage noticing thoughts without being driven by them. Motivational Interviewing can help when change feels overwhelming.
Her practice pays attention to longer-term struggles like bipolar mood patterns, chronic illness, and caregiving stress. Betty also addresses communication problems, codependency, and the strains of divorce or family separation. She works with people navigating career choices, parenting stress, and burnout such as compassion fatigue.
Language of service is English and sessions are provided in Texas. Betty encourages a collaborative process that centers the client’s goals. To start, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule a session that fits their needs.
She uses straightforward conversation to help people sort through relationship and family conflicts. Sessions often focus on practical steps for coping with life changes, sleep problems, and workplace stress. She also supports people facing grief, trauma, and issues tied to intimacy and self-esteem.
Betty blends several approaches to fit each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns. Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourage noticing thoughts without being driven by them. Motivational Interviewing can help when change feels overwhelming.
Her practice pays attention to longer-term struggles like bipolar mood patterns, chronic illness, and caregiving stress. Betty also addresses communication problems, codependency, and the strains of divorce or family separation. She works with people navigating career choices, parenting stress, and burnout such as compassion fatigue.
Language of service is English and sessions are provided in Texas. Betty encourages a collaborative process that centers the client’s goals. To start, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule a session that fits their needs.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.