- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Betsy
Betsy Godoy is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience helping people through hard moments. She focuses on practical, straightforward support for parents and individuals facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and family concerns. She uses a collaborative, client-centered style that treats each person as the expert on their own life.
Sessions aim to build on strengths and set clear, doable steps for change. Conversations are direct and respectful, with tools chosen to match what feels useful to each person.
Background and approach
Betsy brings attachment-based ideas into work with relationship and parenting questions. That means she pays attention to how past connections shape current reactions and helps people try new ways of relating. Cognitive behavioral techniques are mixed in when patterns of thinking or behavior are making life harder.
She also uses mindfulness and trauma-focused methods to reduce distress and help people feel more grounded. These approaches can be useful for coping with grief, stress, addictions, and the aftereffects of abuse. Betsy adapts strategies to what a person needs in the moment.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish from Florida. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and aims to make the process clear and manageable for busy parents and adults seeking change.
What Betsy works with
Everything Betsy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Betsy helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Betsy lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
She combines attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral therapy in ways that are easy to use in online sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence present reactions and helps people try new ways of relating. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and provides practical skills to break unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, history, and preferences, then suggest approaches that fit. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so the work matches real needs and daily life.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, and when people want to reflect in writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Betsy
What concerns does she help with?
Betsy works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, family concerns, mood challenges such as depression and bipolar, addictions, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She practices a client-centered approach that emphasizes collaboration and practicality. Sessions focus on strengths, clear steps, and skills that fit each person's life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional therapy experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, parenting, and stress-related issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Florida and provides services from that state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Appointments can be held through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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