About Bethany
Bethany Alabi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what’s worrying them and start to feel steadier. Bethany emphasizes practical steps and clear goals so clients can notice small changes sooner.
She draws on eleven years of experience across residential substance use treatment, community outreach, correctional settings, independent practice, and behavioral health centers. That range shaped a straightforward style that balances empathy with skillful direction.
Background and approach
She commonly helps people dealing with anxiety, stress, depression, grief, relationship strain, and addiction concerns. Bethany often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for processing traumatic memories. She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing when those fit a person’s needs.
In sessions she encourages honest feedback so treatment stays useful and relevant. Clients set goals together with her, and she adjusts strategies based on what’s working. The focus is on manageable steps and real-world changes that improve day-to-day functioning.
Her interests include issues such as abandonment, caregiver stress, communication problems, substance use, fertility concerns, first responder stress, and questions about life purpose. Bethany welcomes people who want steady support and clear tools to move forward.
Practical approaches for online therapy and phobia-related work
Many sessions use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more helpful ones. CBT is often used for anxiety and phobias because it includes clear steps and practice tasks to reduce avoidance and build confidence.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is another method Bethany commonly uses for trauma-related symptoms. EMDR focuses on processing distressing memories so they feel less overwhelming, which can reduce the intensity of related fears and reactions.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then taking value-driven action. This can help people tolerate anxiety while moving toward meaningful goals rather than avoiding life activities.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about symptoms, goals, and preferences and then try methods that match those needs. Feedback from the client guides adjustments so the plan stays practical and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper skill-building and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can fit around work or reduce bandwidth needs. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for short check-ins, between-session support, or when writing things out feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Nevada
- Languages
- English
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