About Betsy
Betsy Oquendo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career concerns, depression, and big life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to meet clients where they are with calm, practical support. Betsy focuses on concrete skills for coping with overwhelming feelings.
She uses straightforward conversation to identify what is getting in the way and then works with each person to build small, doable steps forward.
How Betsy works
Clients can expect a collaborative tone and steady encouragement during sessions. Her toolkit includes Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Betsy draws from these approaches to help people challenge unhelpful thoughts, improve emotion regulation, and practice better communication in daily life.
She also pays attention to issues like codependency, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, multicultural concerns, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, and women's issues. That means sessions may include exploring patterns, setting boundaries, and developing routines that support mental health. With five years of professional experience, Betsy emphasizes collaboration over prescription.
She helps people set realistic goals and tracks progress in simple ways. The overall aim is steady, practical change rather than quick fixes.
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What Betsy works with
The areas below are the ones Betsy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
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Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Betsy Uses Therapy Approaches Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and building trust so people can figure out their own answers; online sessions use that same attentive, person-first stance to help clients clarify goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors to reduce distress and change patterns; remotely, CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and unhelpful thinking by using practical exercises and homework between sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Betsy collaborates with clients to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. This lets people try strategies and keep what helps while dropping what does not.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and day-to-day demands. Video calls let therapists and clients use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be useful if bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text allow for frequent, shorter notes and skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family routines, or busy days while maintaining regular contact with a licensed professional.
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