Betina Bolin
Compassionate, practical support for life transitions
LCSW Missouri
- Experience
- 16 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Betina
Betina Bolin is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 16 years of professional experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, addictions, relationship and family challenges, grief, and a wide range of other life concerns.
Background and approach
She emphasizes a client-centered perspective, viewing each person as having inherent worth and the capacity for growth. Her work focuses on strengthening self-direction, improving coping skills, and supporting clients as they set and pursue meaningful goals.
Bolin draws from multiple therapeutic methods to tailor treatment to an individual's needs, with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy serving as an important framework in her practice. She pairs CBT ideas about the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior with empathic listening and collaborative planning.
Other tools in her repertoire include EMDR for trauma processing, mindfulness practices to build present-moment awareness, and motivational interviewing to support change. Based in Missouri, she holds LCSW credentials in Arizona and Missouri and offers services in English, including to international clients when appropriate.
Clients can work with her through several online formats, with scheduling guided by availability and a subscription-based session model that can be canceled at any time.
Online approaches that combine skill-building and trauma work
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, helping people build practical coping strategies for anxiety, depression, mood regulation, and everyday stress. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes empathy and collaboration, creating space for clients to explore their values and goals while the therapist offers nonjudgmental support and guidance. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to help process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity through structured protocols and bilateral stimulation techniques.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and the therapist works collaboratively with each client to determine what combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That process often begins by discussing current concerns, trying a method for a few sessions, and adjusting the plan based on what proves most helpful.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to access sessions from different locations and at convenient times. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, or other responsibilities, and they allow licensed professionals to use CBT, client-centered techniques, EMDR-informed strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing in ways that fit a client's schedule and communication style.
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Experience
16+ years
Licensed
Arkansas, Missouri, Arizona, California
Languages
English