Betsy Godoy, LCSW

Betsy Godoy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 12 years of professional therapy experience based in Florida. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and related life challenges, offering support in both English and Spanish. Betsy approaches each person as the expert of their own story, helping them identify and build on strengths to address what feels overwhelming or stuck.

Betsy centers her practice on collaboration and respect, guiding clients toward practical strategies and deeper insight while honoring individual values and goals. Her training as an LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - equips her to address a range of issues, from relationship and family dynamics to grief, addiction, and self-esteem concerns. Taking the first step toward therapy is an act of courage, and Betsy aims to make that step feel manageable and supported for those she works with.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships influence current patterns of relating and emotional safety. Betsy uses this approach to help people understand and reshape the ways they connect with partners, family members, and themselves, which can be useful for relationship struggles and attachment concerns.

Client-Centered Therapy places the person at the heart of the process, emphasizing empathy, active listening, and respect for individual values. In this approach Betsy supports clients to explore their goals and make changes at their own pace, which can help with issues like self-esteem, life transitions, and caregiving stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more adaptive patterns. Betsy applies CBT techniques to address anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with everyday challenges.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Betsy works with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit care into a busy life or to access services from different locations. These options allow therapists and licensed professionals to provide consistent support while accommodating scheduling, mobility, and comfort preferences.