About Bethany
Bethany Bertsch is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and mood concerns. She speaks plainly and works to make the first steps toward change feel doable. Bethany focuses on people' strengths and practical steps that fit daily life.
She centers sessions on what each person brings to the room. Bethany believes clients are the experts on their own stories and uses that perspective to build realistic goals.
How Bethany works
Conversations often focus on coping tools, clearer communication, and ways to reduce overwhelming emotions. Her background includes long-term work in Minnesota with adults facing mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and depressive episodes. She also supports people struggling with panic attacks, self-esteem, and relationship stress.
Additional areas she addresses include attachment concerns, body image, caregiver strain, and end-of-life or hospice related stress. Therapy with Bethany tends to be straightforward and collaborative. She helps people identify patterns that get in the way and practices new ways of responding.
Appointments can include short skills practice and planning for how to use those skills between sessions. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through a mix of video, phone, chat, and text messaging. Getting started means completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client' needs.
Bethany supports each person as they try out changes and discover what works for them.
What Bethany works with
The areas below are the ones Bethany selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating and food-related issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-based techniques and flexible online care
Many clients benefit from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that teach concrete skills. One common approach focuses on identifying mood and behavior patterns and then practicing small changes to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. This kind of work is useful for depression, bipolar mood shifts, and persistent low mood.Another helpful approach involves learning coping and anxiety-management skills for panic and stress. Sessions may include breathing and grounding exercises, step-by-step exposure to feared situations, and planning for how to handle intense moments. These methods aim to reduce the power of panic attacks and make anxiety more manageable.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be a collaboration. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what helps. Clients and the therapist work together to pick methods that fit daily life and personal preferences.
Online therapy makes it easier to keep consistency through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and skill practice, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, chat can fit quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief reflections between meetings. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
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