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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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She's very helpful to talk to you and very knowledgeable and offers wonderful resources, the only issue is a technical difficulties with the calls a lot of the time
Written on Jan 25, 2026 after therapy with Betty for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Betty's experience and her enthusiasm to help makes her an excellent therapist. I feel no judgment, she lets me take things at my pace, and she sends me helpful things to read in between our sessions. I really appreciate my talks with her.
Written on Nov 22, 2025 after therapy with Betty for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
I don’t know what I’d do without Betty. She is amazing!
Written on Nov 08, 2025 after therapy with Betty for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, coaching, and adhd
Betty Laird has been great for me. She treats me like a smart, professional, educated woman and is very respectful. She has unlocked many things inside of me that have been causing me great pain and is giving me the tools to deal with these things. I highly recommend her.
Written on Aug 13, 2025 after therapy with Betty for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Betty Laird is the best therapist I have ever had.
Written on Jul 16, 2025 after therapy with Betty for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, and self esteem
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