About Me
I have over 10 years of combined counseling experience at the professional level and believe in the profession that I am licensed in which is social work. I believe in a client-centered perspective and derive my approaches from a variety of treatment modalities. Cognitive behavioral is a significant framework that I utilize but I believe that other approaches are also effective as sessions need to be tailored to the unique needs of the individual or clientele being served. I believe in true empathy, truly trying to understand my clients' perspectives and their insight into their lives. Each person I have counseled over the years and will be counseling have inherent worth, dignity and I believe in their abilities to improve in areas of self-direction and self-efficacy. Therapy is all about the client who is reading this right now, the therapist is simply a conduit to improve a person's ability to reorganize their life, to improve their internal locus of control, to help a client engage in goal-oriented behavior and be conscientious of the choices one is making in life on a regular basis. Cognitive behavioral methods consider irrational thought paradigms and help to counteract these cognitions or thoughts with more rational. counterbalancing, self-esteem enhancing thoughts and help a person to see the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
Addictions , Relationship issues , Family conflicts , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Eating disorders , Anger management , Career difficulties , Coping with life changes , Compassion fatigue , ADHD
Clinical approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing
Services Offered
Messaging
Phone
Video
Licensing
LCSW #2592-C (Expires: 2021-03-01)
LCSW #2002009971 (Expires: 2021-09-01)
Reviews
She’s helping me and knows what to say to get my attention when I pull back.
Betinna is fabulous. Have signed up for session two
She’s very genuine and caring
Patient and listens with Biblical guidance with understanding.
It is a pleasure to work with Bertina. I feel like she helps me with some of my stress.
I would recommend her to a friend.
Although I only had a few months of counselling sessions with Betina, she was always helpful throughout each session and provided me with techniques to feel calm and relieve stress/anxiety. I also enjoyed the small stories that she would discuss and bring some meaning and lessons during the sessions. I hope to start up counselling with Betina again later on! She has been a wonderful therapist throughout the whole journey :)
Betina is a great counselor. She has been very helpful this entire year, I started seeing her because I was very stressed with work and burnt out. I felt anxious and confused and needed to talk to someone to get through it and she was that person for me. Betina has been a guiding post for me, helping me to better understand myself and recognize the unhealthy and self-sabotaging thoughts and behaviors to replace them with healthier ways of coping with difficult things in my life. She’s helped me change my perception of myself to a more positive one. I highly recommend Betina!
Betina is amazing
I can hardly find the words to describe how amazing Betina has been for me, but I’m am going to try to my best here. Betina has truly been a voice of peace in a time that my life has been full of turbulence. Not only is she an amazing therapist, but also an amazing person. With every conversation we’ve had I can feel the passion she has to truly help each and every client. Through her words I have overcome many things, and will continue to do so. To say I am thankful for Betina, and her wealth of knowledge, would be an understatement. Thank you Betina for being here when I needed you most! I look forward to your future, and all the amazing things you will achieve!
All of that said, I can’t recommend Betina highly enough, and I am thankful you have found her as well!
Betina is an excellent therapist and person. She listens and gives constructive feedback and all this in a very warm and conversational atmosphere, in which I feel heard and comfortable in order to share my thoughts and feelings.
I find Bettina to be gently supportive and encouraging. Her care and compassion are exemplary. I am extremely grateful to her for her time. She is a voice in the wilderness bringing me back home to safety.
Great listener. Helpful advice. Offers other references and resources applicable to your goals.
Betina is nothing short of awesome! I love talking to her. She's a great listener, but will answer questions about herself as well, and that makes her very personable and someone you actually develop a relationship and friendship with. I highly recommend her!
Betina is very kind and intelligent. She always tries to understand what I am trying to say and I really appreciate that she even does research outside of BetterHelp to show me why I do certain things. I would strongly recommend her to others especially those with a sense of humor and are maybe a little shy.
Lovely, perceptive, and extremely helpful.