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Betty Laird, LCSW
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma, Abuse
Grief
Depression
Compassion fatigue
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About me
Hello! My name is Betty Laird and I am a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana with over 35 years of experience. I attended Loyola University in Chicago. I believe that we are all amazing, complicated and resilient beings as well as vulnerable to stress and loss. At times we all need a safe place to give voice to our pain, explore our perceptions of ourselves and others and have a companion on our journeys toward healing. My approach is to create a safe, nonjudgmental environment in which the therapeutic relationship is the vehicle of change. I have experience with grief and loss issues, fertility and adoption challenges, compassion fatigue, trauma and PTSD, anxiety and depression, mood and personality disorders. I also use cinematherapy ( use of film to explore personality , coping and conflict resolution) .
Professional experience
40 yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma, Abuse
Grief
Depression
Compassion fatigue
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Trichotillomania, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
License information
IN LCSW 34000141A
Reviews
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I love Betty and would recommend her to anyone.
Written on Jun 27, 2025 after therapy with Betty for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Excellent
Written on Jun 07, 2025 after therapy with Betty for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, eating disorders, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
Betty is an absolutely amazing therapist! I enjoy her blunt honesty and ability to help me cope with the trauma that I have been through. I love that she doesn’t just put a bandage on it and gets to the root of the actual problem. She is a blessing in every aspect of that word!
Written on Jun 05, 2025 after therapy with Betty for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and adhd
Betty is an amazing therapist. She challenges me in ways that I need in order to properly heal and grow. She encourages me to dig to the root of my problems and allows me to express myself.
Written on May 28, 2025 after therapy with Betty for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and grief
She’s exactly who you want, if you’re looking for a real answer to all those questions you’ve probably got.
No bandaid doctor here! Just Betty, with the wisest of words that I not only wanted to hear, but needed to hear. She’s great, just give her a shot and you’ll agree!
Kindest regards- a legitimate BetterHelp user and patient of Thee Betty Laird, lol.
Written on Apr 10, 2025 after therapy with Betty for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and adhd
I absolutely adore my therapist. I'm very fortunate to have someone who understands me and can help me with figuring out myself.
Written on Feb 10, 2025 after therapy with Betty for 1 year and 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue