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Online therapist

Tricia Betters-Black

Compassionate, practical help for family and parenting concerns

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
25 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Tricia

Tricia Betters-Black is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience helping people navigate addictions, grief, depression, anxiety, and parenting concerns. She offers warm, interactive support and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her work also includes issues around intimacy, body image, eating concerns, and relationship challenges.

Her sessions start by listening carefully to the person in front of her. She aims to give clear feedback and to create an honest, respectful space.

Background and approach

Tricia adjusts her approach to fit each individual's needs rather than using one fixed method. She draws on client-centered techniques to follow what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and build different habits.

Motivational Interviewing is used when change feels hard and more encouragement is needed. Tricia has worked extensively with LGBT communities and with people facing substance use and process addictions. She also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and the effects of infidelity or non-monogamous relationship questions.

Based in Florida, she offers flexible online options and communicates in English. She welcomes the chance to help people take small, steady steps toward clearer thinking, healthier routines, and better relationships.

Approaches that guide online sessions and how they help

Client-Centered Therapy places the client's priorities at the center. The therapist follows what matters most to the person, listening closely and offering feedback to help them move forward. This approach is useful when someone needs a respectful space to sort through values and choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try practical exercises to change behaviors and mood. CBT works well for anxiety, depression, and many stress-related concerns.

Tricia views the choice of approach as a collaborative decision. She will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they shape a plan and adjust methods as progress is made.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Those options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules or when travel is difficult. The range of formats also lets people try different ways of working until they find what feels most helpful.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Tricia address?
She works with addictions, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image problems, parenting, self-esteem, and related topics such as caregiver stress and end-of-life counseling.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, interactive, and listening-focused. She offers direct feedback and adapts methods to fit each person's situation.
What background and experience does she have?
She holds 25 years of clinical experience, including extensive work with substance use concerns and the LGBT community.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Florida as FL LCSW SW12808 and practices from Florida.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
25 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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