- EMDR
- Self esteem work
- Guilt and shame
About Beth
Beth Bobbitt is a California licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 13 years of professional experience helping people with stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. She sees concerns related to relationships, self-esteem, motivation, and chronic pain. She also works with people who carry guilt and shame and with those managing caregiver stress or isolation.
Beth starts by listening to each person's story and recognizing the strengths they already have. She believes people are the experts on their own lives and uses that as a foundation for practical steps forward. Sessions focus on clear goals, straightforward talk, and tools people can use between meetings.
Her background includes substantial clinical practice across common mood and trauma-related concerns. She brings experience in working with post-traumatic stress and social anxiety, and she uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to address distressing memories when appropriate. Beth frames EMDR as one of several options rather than a single solution.
In conversations about guilt and shame she helps people name what they feel and find manageable ways to respond to it. She also supports those struggling with control issues, communication problems, and questions about life purpose. Work with her tends to emphasize practical coping strategies alongside processing hard memories.
People who choose to work with Beth start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. Her approach is direct, steady, and focused on helping people carry less weight day to day.
How EMDR and practical therapies are used online
EMDR is a structured approach for processing distressing memories and symptoms that can keep people stuck. It involves guided attention and recall of upsetting material while the therapist helps manage the intensity, and it is often used for trauma-related stress and post-traumatic symptoms.Beth pairs memory-focused work like EMDR with straightforward talk and skill-building. That means sessions can include discussing problems, practicing new ways to respond, and using EMDR when both therapist and client agree it fits the concern. She approaches choice of methods as a shared decision based on the client's goals and comfort.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide whether memory processing, coping skills, or a mix is most useful. Clients' needs, preferences, and goals guide that decision rather than a single fixed plan.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or caregiving, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt EMDR and talk-based methods to remote settings when appropriate, while keeping the focus practical and goal oriented.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related areas like caregiver stress and guilt and shame.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She helps people name the feeling and then uses conversational work and coping tools to reduce how much it gets in the way of daily life.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of professional experience as a clinician working with mood and trauma-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California LCSW and practices from California.
Does she conduct sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.