Chandra Betts , LCSW, LMSW

Chandra Betts is a licensed social worker who holds both LCSW and LMSW credentials - Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Master Social Worker. She practices from a strengths-based, respectful stance and focuses on helping people navigate difficult life moments while honoring each personâs dignity and worth.

She provides therapy to individuals, groups, and families, working with people facing life transitions, the effects of trauma, grief and loss, and survivors of domestic violence and other forms of abuse. She has deep experience supporting those coping with stress and anxiety and addresses a wide range of concerns including mood disorders, relationship and family challenges, parenting, career stress, and issues related to intimacy and identity.

Chandra draws on evidence-informed approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing alongside a client-centered style that prioritizes listening and validation. Her manner is non-judgmental and attentive, aiming to create a space where clients can explore feelings, build coping skills, and set meaningful goals. She supports clients through the practical and emotional steps of change and recovery while respecting each personâs pace and preferences.

Approaches That Guide Online Sessions

Chandra often uses cognitive behavioral therapy - a practical, skills-focused approach that helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and develop strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational interviewing is another tool she employs; it is a collaborative, goal-oriented method that helps people resolve ambivalence about change and strengthen their own motivation for recovery or growth. She also integrates dialectical behavior therapy techniques when appropriate to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills useful for mood instability, impulsivity, and self-harm urges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Chandra works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit best with their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts plans over time as progress and circumstances evolve.

Online therapy enables Chandra to offer the same therapeutic approaches through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, make it easier to access support from different locations, and allow clients to choose the format that feels most comfortable for them while working with licensed professionals and therapists.