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Betty Laird, LCSW
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma, Abuse
Grief
Depression
Compassion fatigue
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About me
Hello! My name is Betty Laird and I am a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana with over 35 years of experience. I attended Loyola University in Chicago. I believe that we are all amazing, complicated and resilient beings as well as vulnerable to stress and loss. At times we all need a safe place to give voice to our pain, explore our perceptions of ourselves and others and have a companion on our journeys toward healing. My approach is to create a safe, nonjudgmental environment in which the therapeutic relationship is the vehicle of change. I have experience with grief and loss issues, fertility and adoption challenges, compassion fatigue, trauma and PTSD, anxiety and depression, mood and personality disorders. I also use cinematherapy ( use of film to explore personality , coping and conflict resolution) .
Professional experience
40yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma, Abuse
Grief
Depression
Compassion fatigue
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Trichotillomania, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
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IN LCSW 34000141A
Reviews
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Betty is amazing! I love that she helps look at my issues on a deeper level and also is able to help me start to be a better person.
Written on Jul 12, 2024 after therapy with Betty for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Betty is a great therapist and I value her very much!!
Written on Jun 02, 2024 after therapy with Betty for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and eating disorders
Love her
Written on May 21, 2024 after therapy with Betty for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Betty has priceless experience and wisdom on the world, and the vehicles in which drive the healing of the psyche.
Beyond her experience and skill, Betty’s spirit embodies one of acceptance, compassion, comfort, and partnership. In which provides a safe mesa in which one can explore their inner selves- their values, goals, stressors, and trauma, dreams, and much more.
Written on May 14, 2024 after therapy with Betty for 6 months on issues concerning depression, grief, and compassion fatigue
Betty is flexible and very down to earth. She has helped me thru some very difficult times.
Written on Mar 19, 2024 after therapy with Betty for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, and self esteem
She's very honest, experienced, and knowledgeable, best therapist out there
Written on Mar 15, 2024 after therapy with Betty for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd