About Betty
Betty Peterson is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical, evidence-informed therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and relationship concerns. She holds an LCSW and brings 19 years of experience to her sessions. Her style is straightforward and calm, aimed at helping clients take small steps toward change.
Betty creates a nonjudgmental space where people can talk about hard things. She listens first, then helps outline simple strategies to try between sessions.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters most to each person, whether that is coping with grief, improving sleep, or addressing mood disorders like depression or bipolar symptoms. Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered methods. Betty uses these approaches to help people notice unhelpful patterns, try different choices, and build more satisfying routines.
She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques to support motivation and reduce stress. She has supported people dealing with parenting strain, workplace issues, chronic pain and illness, codependency, and intimacy-related worries. Betty also assists clients facing family problems, divorce and separation, or feelings of guilt and shame.
Practical tools and clear goals are central to her approach. Sessions are offered from Texas and conducted in English. Betty helps clients set realistic goals, track progress, and adjust plans when life changes.
Her aim is to empower people to move toward a more manageable, meaningful life.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like low mood or worry. Client-Centered Therapy centers on empathetic listening and collaboration so clients feel heard as they figure out next steps.Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels helpful, then tailor techniques together. That collaboration helps shape a plan that fits day-to-day life and keeps adjustments simple and practical.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging suit short updates, therapy exercises, or when writing out thoughts helps. These formats increase flexibility, letting people fit sessions around work, caregiving, medical needs, or travel while using the methods described above in real time.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Oregon
- Languages
- English