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 uncertainty, depression, and major life changes. She also focuses on concerns like codependency, communication problems, guilt and shame, and issues specific to women. Betsy works with people from diverse backgrounds and speaks both English and Spanish.
Betsy uses straightforward, practical conversations to help clients set goals and make small, lasting changes.
Background and approach
She aims to help people calm overwhelming feelings, strengthen coping skills, and clarify what matters most to them. Sessions move at a pace the client feels comfortable with. Her style is collaborative and warm.
Betsy values listening first, understanding each person’s story, and then trying techniques that match their situation. She combines close attention to emotions with exercises that change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Over five years she has helped clients build resilience and gain tools for daily life.
Betsy draws from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to offer flexible support. She works with people to reduce anxiety, manage mood problems, and improve relationships through clearer communication. People looking for therapy with Betsy start by describing what feels hardest right now.
From there she outlines simple steps and practical skills to try between sessions. Her focus is on steady progress, not quick fixes, and on helping people reconnect with their sense of purpose and self-worth.
Online approaches that meet you where you are
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. It emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and helping people identify their own goals; this approach is useful when someone needs space to feel heard and to explore what matters to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It uses clear, practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking patterns and to build better habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. It can be helpful for people who want tools to manage strong emotions and improve day-to-day functioning.
Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to choose and adapt methods based on goals, needs, and preferences. Plans can change as progress unfolds so that techniques stay useful and relevant.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone meetings, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let you read visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and skill practice easier between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into work, family, and daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Spanish