Cicely Betts, LCSW
Compassionate, practical support for parenting and relationships
Book with Cicely- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Cicely
Cicely Betts is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who supports adults navigating relationship strain, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She practices in Texas and brings an open, direct, and compassionate style to sessions. Cicely speaks English and draws on eight years of clinical experience to help people set realistic goals and make steady progress.
She uses practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and build new habits.
Background and approach
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients clarify values and take action that fits what matters to them. Client-centered and mindfulness techniques are woven into sessions to make space for emotions and strengthen self-awareness. Cicely approaches cases with attention to trauma, grief, addiction, and identity-related concerns, including LGBT issues and challenges around adoption, caregiving, and divorce.
She works with people dealing with depression, bipolar mood concerns, anger, and problems with communication or codependency. In sessions she emphasizes clear goals, honest feedback, and collaborative planning. Her background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work and a bachelor’s degree from Dillard University.
Cicely blends clinical skills with a bit of humor to keep work grounded and approachable. She also creates practical tools clients can use between sessions to stay on track. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, action-oriented steps, and room to reflect.
Cicely frames therapy as teamwork - she helps people identify what they want to change and supports them in taking the next steps toward those goals.
What Cicely works with
Everything Cicely lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Cicely helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cicely lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- 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.
How her approaches translate to online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice thought patterns and try new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily routines. It is useful for anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and problems with motivation.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on identifying personal values and taking meaningful action even when difficult feelings arise. This approach can help clients cope with life changes, grief, and ongoing stressors.
She uses a client-centered stance and mindfulness tools to keep sessions grounded in what the client brings each week. The therapist will work together with each person to choose the approaches that fit their goals and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which give flexibility around timing and communication style. Video calls let people work face-to-face when interaction helps. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when a client prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone needs more frequent touchpoints between longer sessions.
Questions people ask about Cicely
What concerns does she address?
Cicely works with adults on relationship problems, parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction-related issues. She also helps with grief, caregiver stress, body image, and communication difficulties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She blends honest, direct feedback with compassion and occasional lightness. Sessions mix practical skill-building with reflection to help clients make gradual change.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has eight years of clinical experience working with individuals and groups and brings a trauma-informed perspective to complex life and relationship concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Texas LCSW and practices with clients located in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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