Betsy Narveson

Betsy Narveson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who offers practical, goal-focused counseling. She aims to make the first step easier for people who feel nervous about starting therapy and wants clients to feel heard and supported as they work toward change.

Betsy emphasizes working together with each person to set useful goals. She prefers methods that produce measurable progress and keeps sessions focused on steps that help in everyday life. The tone in sessions is warm and direct, with attention to what the client needs right now.

She earned both her bachelor’s degree in psychology and her graduate degree in marriage and family therapy from the University of Florida. Her background includes work in community mental health, where she has treated a range of concerns in different settings.

Betsy has six years of clinical experience and has helped people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, anger, self-esteem, intimacy issues, and coping with life changes. Relationship and parenting topics are frequent areas of focus for her.

In sessions she uses approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral tools, emotionally-focused methods, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies. Those approaches are used to identify goals, try different ways to handle problems, and build practical skills that fit a person’s daily life.

How her approaches guide online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person, helping people feel understood and supported as they name their goals. It is useful for building trust and for people who want a respectful space to talk through concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems in place and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and managing mood or attention-related challenges by practicing new coping steps between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration makes it easier to try different strategies and refine what helps most.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and let conversations happen from more convenient locations. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote work so clients can practice skills between meetings.