Betty Peterson

Betty Peterson is a licensed clinical social worker who uses mindfulness as a core part of her approach. She draws on nearly two decades of clinical experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, and addictive behaviors. Betty creates a calm setting where clients can notice what matters to them and take practical steps forward.

She focuses on everyday problems that get in the way of wellbeing. That includes relationship strain, family conflict, sleep troubles, and work stress. She also supports people facing grief, mood concerns such as depression or bipolar symptoms, and the long-term effects of trauma and abuse.

Betty blends several approaches to match each person's needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, and Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client's lead. Motivational Interviewing is part of how she helps people find their own reasons for change.

Sessions are aimed at practical skills and steady progress. Clients can expect to practice mindful awareness, try behavior changes between sessions, and talk through relationship and family patterns. Betty emphasizes small, achievable steps that fit into daily life.

Licensed in Texas and Oregon as an LCSW, she brings a broad clinical background to common life challenges. Her style is supportive and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on collaboration and real-world tools.

How mindfulness and ACT shape online work

Mindfulness Therapy centers on simple attention practices and noticing thoughts and feelings without judgement. It helps people reduce reactivity to stress and become clearer about what they value in relationships and daily life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, combines acceptance of difficult inner experiences with commitment to chosen values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and behavior change by focusing on meaningful action rather than symptom reduction alone.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and patterns. It helps with sleep problems, mood difficulties, workplace stress, and many everyday challenges by teaching skills that can be practiced between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. That decision can shift over time as needs change.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since specific options are not listed here. In general, online work can make it easier to schedule sessions around work and family life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists use the clinical approaches above to translate in-person skills to remote sessions so people can practice tools where they live and work.