Bethany Alabi , LCSW

Bethany Alabi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a clinical social work license that indicates advanced training in assessment and psychotherapy. She offers a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where people can explore life challenges and the experiences that have shaped them. Drawing on personal life experience and professional training, she emphasizes empathy and practical support to help clients move toward healing.

Her work background spans a range of clinical settings, including a residential substance abuse facility, a nonprofit community outreach organization, correctional institutions for men and women, private practice, and a community behavioral center. She has experience addressing depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, and mood disorders, and she approaches treatment with flexibility to meet each person’s needs. Bethany commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a foundation, and she frequently incorporates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Gestalt methods as appropriate.

Therapy with Bethany centers on the individual in the room, with an emphasis on collaborative feedback to identify what is working and what needs adjustment. She aims to stand alongside clients as they learn to manage difficulties, build resilience, and pursue meaningful change, honoring the courage it takes to ask for help.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Bethany frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical approach that helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and develop skills to respond differently. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday coping challenges.

She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a structured approach commonly applied to trauma-related memories and distressing experiences. EMDR aims to reduce the emotional intensity of troubling memories and support people as they process past events.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides skills for managing strong emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and tolerating distress. DBT techniques can be helpful for people coping with intense emotional reactions, relationship difficulties, or patterns of self-sabotage.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative - Bethany works with each person to explore which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan based on ongoing feedback. In online sessions with licensed professionals, therapy can take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support and to integrate therapeutic work into daily life.