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Bethany Kern, LCSW

Bethany kern

Biography

Each client should know that my passion for mental health has been lifelong and rewarding. I love what I do. Additionally, I do my best to practice self-care and work-life balance. The populations I have worked with have Included a variety of people of different ages and backgrounds. I’ve volunteered in hospice and equestrian therapy. I interned at a nonprofit for single parents and for the courthouse renewing conservatorships. In the last few years, I worked in residential adult mental health before transitioning to outpatient individual and group therapy.

Clients should know that I look to work as a team with my clients. I work with each client in a unique way as each person is unique themselves. We would take time to connect your environment and upbringing to your coping skills and behaviors. I utilize multiple therapeutic modalities including CBT, DBT, MI, solution focused, strength based and problem solving to name the main ones.

I look to structure sessions with clients based on their goals for therapy and immediate needs that arise. Clients can expect to see a lot of their therapeutic work happen in their day-to-day life. I empower clients to communicate and work on areas of their life that need tending to.

My path to becoming a therapist began early with a curiosity for social sciences. I found my way to Social Work while studying Sociology. I dove into the helping profession and volunteered, interned while completing my Masters of Social Work degree at California State University Northridge in 2019.

Associate License Number
91781

Specializations

  • Anxiety
  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • Divorce/Blended Family Issues
  • Eating Disorders
  • Ethnic & Racism Topics
  • LGBTQIA, Gender, & Sexuality Topics
  • Life Transitions
  • Loss and Grief
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Personality Disorders
  • Prenatal/Postpartum Issues
  • Sexual Health & Dysfunction
  • Sleep/Insomnia
  • Stress Management
  • Trauma
  • Women Issues
Anxiety, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Divorce/Blended Family Issues, Eating Disorders, Ethnic & Racism Topics, LGBTQIA, Gender, & Sexuality Topics, Life Transitions, Loss and Grief, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Personality Disorders, Prenatal/Postpartum Issues, Sexual Health & Dysfunction, Sleep/Insomnia, Stress Management, Trauma, Women Issues