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About

Dr. Bettye J. Ford  

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About

Bio:

In my 20+ years’ experience in the social services and mental health field, my practice has focused on helping teens, families, and individuals work through various issues associated with trauma and loss. My trauma informed approach incorporates not only understanding of the current triggering event(s), but also the family, cultural, and historical elements that can contribute layers of complexity and multi­-generational components.

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I am trained in depth oriented and family psychotherapy. I received My Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from California State University of Dominguez Hills, Master of Arts degree in Community Psychology from Antioch University of Los Angeles and My Doctorate from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. I have worked with various populations such as emotional disturbances, children, adolescents and families, as well as providing gang intervention therapy. My vast experience also includes private practice, addiction therapy, and community based therapy clinics.

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I have provided therapy for children, adolescents, adults, couples, groups and families. Further more, my research in trauma has lead to me leading a multitude of in-service trainings pertaining to trauma, child abuse, and elder abuse with clients as young as two years, through the elder years. I most enjoy my work with all ages and populations in relation to mental wellness, mindset, and positive psychology. My goal for my clients is for them to reach their fullest potential based on their own values.

My specialties include:

Trauma

Anxiety

Depression

Teens/Adolescents

Positive Psychology

Couples Therapy

Addiction

Grief / Loss

Mindset

Life Stressors

Family therapy

Life Coaching

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Let’s Work Together

About

Services

Providing Everything You Need

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Individual Therapy

Price: $250/Hour

Through my clinical training and experience, I work with the client to better understand their unconscious processes which have developed over the course of their life.  These processes may be influencing decision making, relationships, resulting emotional responses, and more.  Our work will be to better understand the self and make conscious decisions which lead to you to feel more aligned with your ideal self.

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*Packages and sliding scale may be available

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Couples / Family Therapy

Price: $250 - $325/Session

The couple / family is the client.  I will work with the unit to feel more aligned and resolve challenges.  Some of the objectives in couples or family therapy may be better communication, attachment, intimacy, boundaries, transitioning roles etc.  This work requires effort on the parts of all participating members.  

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Dependent on the time allotted per session.

*Packages / sliding scale may be available.

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Life Coaching

Price: 5 meetings $1750
10 meetings $3000

When the client is seeking a short term resolve to a singular space in life for growth in that particular area, it may call for coaching.

 

This is a  contracted package of 5-10 meetings and billed as such, prior to start.

 

Our work is self growth, problem solving, and foundational development for expansion in the particular area identified.

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