- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- Money concerns
About Bette
Dr. Bette Smyth helps people facing worry, loss, and life change. She writes plainly and listens closely to each person who comes in. Her tone is steady and practical, and she focuses on skills that can be used between sessions.
With 35 years of experience, Dr. Smyth draws on work in crisis intervention settings. That background includes time in emergency rooms, crisis hotlines, government agencies, and correctional institutions. She has spent decades responding to stress, trauma, grief, depression, and anxiety, which shaped her calm and direct approach.
In sessions she combines clear, evidence-informed methods with a person-centered stance. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking patterns. She also works with acceptance and mindfulness-based strategies to help people live by their values even when feelings are hard.
She pays attention to practical problems such as caregiver strain, chronic illness or pain, communication struggles, and money and financial issues. She also helps people facing isolation, attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, and questions of life purpose.
Dr. Smyth aims to create an interactive space where thoughts and emotions can be talked through without judgment. She encourages learning new coping skills, trying small changes, and building routines that support well-being. If you want straightforward, experienced guidance for managing stress or navigating big changes, she invites you to share your story and begin the work together.
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and taking small steps toward what matters to you. It can help when anxiety, grief, or ongoing stress make it hard to move forward.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood concerns and gives specific tools to practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Together you can adjust what you try based on what helps most, rather than committing to a single method up front.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session options before booking because formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for flexible scheduling. It also lets people keep continuity of care when they are traveling or living outside the therapist's city. Licensed professionals often adapt ACT and CBT techniques to work well over distance, using focused exercises and clear between-session tasks to keep progress moving.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, and mood disorders, among other challenges such as caregiver stress and money and financial issues.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and person-centered, blending cognitive behavioral methods with acceptance and solution-focused strategies to help people make manageable changes.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 35 years of experience, including crisis intervention work in emergency rooms, hotlines, correctional settings, and government agencies.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the LPC credential and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.