About Bethany
Bethany Waite is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, and life transitions. She aims to meet each person where they are and work at a pace that feels comfortable. Bethany uses clear, practical steps so overwhelmed clients can make small changes that add up.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions often start by identifying patterns that keep problems alive. Then she helps people build concrete coping skills and tests new ways of handling difficult moments.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and values-based work are common parts of that process. With twelve years of experience, Bethany draws on a mix of approaches rather than one single method. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values, and client-centered listening to make space for each person’s story.
Solution-focused work helps create short-term goals when quick changes are needed. Bethany has practiced in New York and brings experience with a wide range of concerns including depression, mood and panic issues, addictions, self-esteem, and trauma reactions. She also supports people facing identity-related challenges and relationship stressors.
Her background includes work with LGBTQ individuals and varied clinical settings over her career. Sessions can combine skill-building, reflective conversation, and practical problem solving. Bethany encourages people to try small experiments between sessions and to notice what helps.
She aims to make therapy useful and understandable from the first visit.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small, value-driven steps even when feelings are hard. It can be useful for anxiety, worry, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce distress and improve mood. It often includes specific exercises and thought records to practice between sessions.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and suggest methods that fit your needs and preferences. Together you can try different tools and adjust the plan based on what helps most in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat work well for brief check-ins or flexible timing. These formats make therapy more accessible for people balancing work, school, or caregiving responsibilities and let clients keep continuity of care across locations.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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