- Focus on codependency
- Practical coping skills
- Collaborative goal setting
About Betsy
Betsy Salomon-Auguste is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) who brings over 22 years of experience to her work. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family challenges, intimacy issues, and codependency. Her approach is direct and practical, aimed at helping people make small, useful changes that add up over time.
She creates a calm space where clients can talk through difficult feelings without judgment. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps that fit each person's life. Betsy emphasizes building coping skills for everyday stress and stronger ways to connect with others.
Her background includes long-term clinical work supporting people through grief, trauma, and major life transitions. She also addresses work-related strain, caregiver stress, and midlife crossroads. Betsy draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide interventions and track progress.
Betsy works with clients on practical issues like communication, boundaries, jealousy, and rebuilding trust after infidelity. She also helps people facing identity and life-purpose questions, including LGBT concerns and immigration-related stress. Her style is collaborative and steady, offering both short-term strategies and deeper work when needed.
Clients can expect straightforward feedback and tasks between sessions to reinforce change. Betsy accepts international clients and conducts her practice from Illinois. She uses her experience to support people who are ready to take the next step toward greater balance and clearer relationships.
How evidence-based approaches guide online work
Betsy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, and codependency. One common approach focuses on building practical coping skills through step-by-step exercises and behavioral changes; this helps people manage anxiety, mood shifts, and daily stressors. Another approach centers on improving communication and relationship patterns by identifying unhelpful cycles and practicing new ways of relating that reduce conflict and increase intimacy.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Betsy treats therapy as a team effort and will help figure out which methods fit a client's needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as progress and priorities change.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, it can cut commuting time, allow shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or make scheduling across time zones simpler. It also supports consistent weekly work and follow-up between sessions so people can practice skills and track change over time.
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Experience
22+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family challenges. Other focus areas include grief, trauma, codependency, parenting and career strain.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The style is practical and collaborative, with clear goals and steps. Sessions emphasize real-world skills people can use between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 22 years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That experience includes helping people through major life transitions and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds an LCPC credential and is licensed in Illinois. Her practice is based in Illinois.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options with the therapist before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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