Dr. Bette Smyth
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
About Bette
Bette Smyth, PH.D., LPC
Life is unpredictable and can feel overwhelming, even scary. We need skills to embrace life’s challenges as invitations to self-discovery and personal growth.
My 35-year work history in crisis intervention has taught me to create an interactive environment where thoughts, emotions, and experiences can be shared without fear of judgment. I am research-oriented and practice evidence-based therapeutic techniques. My approach includes integrative modalities, such as cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, and spiritual growth strategies. Learning new ways to relate to yourself and others can enable you to face each day with courage, resilience, and even joy.
I have worked in a variety of venues including correctional institutions, government crisis agencies, emergency rooms, and hotline call centers. I have guided individuals, couples, and families to conquer depression, anxiety, isolation, intrusive thoughts and emotions and end-of-life issues. My clients have enriched my insight, my compassion, and my ability to listen with an open heart.
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What Bette helps with
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
How Bette works
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “I’m very confident in her abilities & expertise. She has a very reassuring, calm manner without being overly emotional. Very clear boundaries, I greatly appreciate that.”
- “Such a warm and welcoming therapist! I loved my experience with her. Has a lot of experience and gives so many helpful techniques that I use today.”
- “Super sweet and very insightful! Definitely time well spent and looking forward to future sessions!”
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- “Dr Smyth is amazing! She listens and helps me work through things so patiently.”
- “Dr. Smyth is engaging and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend her!”
- “She is very knowledgeable and understanding”
- “Dr Smyth checked in on me as soon as she returned from vacation. That meant alot to me!”
- “I can’t say enough about Bette!! She’s helped me out more then I ever could expected.”
- “Been very pleased how easy it is and the great therapist that I received”
- “Dr Smyth is lovely. She is very kind, knowledgeable and confident. She has great strategies to handle many different situations, she is a great listener and thoughtful.”
- “Dr Smyth is a very knowledgeable and Christian based therapist that is very competent in her field. The Christ centered values she expresses through her therapy are inspiring to any healing process needed. Can’t say enough about her. She is wonderful.”
- “Dr. Smyth exhibits flexibility and is keenly adaptable to what is most suitable for a given client. She provides useful methods and techniques for (helping them help themselves) as well as assisting them gain insight with her own experience and introspection-provoking questions.”
- “She’s very honest”
- “Dr. Smyth is an amazing counselor and person. Dr. Smyth and I had on going sessions every week for 6 months and without her, I wouldn’t have made it through an extremely difficult time. She is educated, affirming, insightful, and trained. There are really no words to express my gratitude for Dr. Smyth. I thank God that He brought her into my life as my counselor during that time. I would have Dr. Smyth as a counselor again and recommend her to anyone who is needing to talk about very serious matters, even ones that seem impossible for someone to understand. She is truly an angel. I never felt judged in a single session, I instead felt seen, heard, and validated. Definitely consider Dr. Smyth as your counselor!!!! Thank you for everything!!!!”
- “Dr. Smyth has been amazing so far. Her approach and delivery and ability to relate my experiences to sound advice and proactive support has been wonderful. I am excited to see her again each week and feel like after our sessions I am more and more on the right path to where I hope to go with my own work involved. Would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for support.”
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