Therapist profile
Betty Laird, LCSW
Indiana
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Relationships
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Indiana / 34000141A
- NPI1568879054
- Experience40 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationIndiana
About
- Attachment-based work
- CBT for behavior
- Emotion-focused tools
About Betty
Betty Laird is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Indiana with 40 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anger, relationship and intimacy concerns, and other life changes. She also supports those facing parenting challenges, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
She sees therapy as a shared process. Sessions focus on talking through painful moments, recognizing patterns, and testing ways to respond differently. Betty draws on a mix of approaches so clients have concrete tools and a relational way to try them out.
Her background includes long experience with grief, fertility and adoption concerns, and trauma-related issues. She also has worked with people coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and complex mood or personality difficulties. That breadth lets her connect practical strategies to current life problems.
Betty uses Client-Centered methods to keep conversation grounded in the person’s experience. She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try behavior changes. Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused ideas guide work on closeness, communication, and patterns in relationships.
She sometimes uses cinematherapy, bringing film clips into sessions to reflect on reactions, coping, and conflict resolution. People who want down-to-earth conversations about anger, boundaries, and everyday coping tend to find her straightforward and steady in session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Betty commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her practice. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening closely and following what matters most to the person, which helps with processing anger, grief, and relationship issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce reactivity and build new habits.She also draws on Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused ideas when relationship patterns are central. Those approaches look at how past and present connection styles shape reactions in close relationships, and they offer ways to practice different responses to conflict and emotional distance. Deciding which mix to use is a joint process - she works with clients to pick approaches that fit their goals and comfort level.
Confirm the exact online session options before booking, since formats were not specified in the original biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow a shorter check-in when time is tight, or reduce the need to travel. The therapist will help adapt exercises and homework so they suit the client’s day-to-day life and what they want to change.
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Experience
40+ years
Listed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a collaborative, conversational style that blends Client-Centered listening with practical CBT techniques and relational approaches.
How many years has she practiced?
She has four decades of experience as a clinician and has long worked with grief, trauma, and complex mood concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the original biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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