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Betty Acierno

Compassionate guidance toward clearer choices

LCSW Florida

Experience
11 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Betty

Betty Acierno is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction concerns, relationship struggles, trauma, and self-esteem challenges.

Background and approach

With 11 years of professional experience, she emphasizes building a supportive therapeutic relationship that offers space for clients to explore difficult emotions and regain a sense of agency. Her background includes work in medical and mental health settings and clinical roles focused on grief, loss, and related concerns.

Her style is approachable and collaborative, grounded in evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Mindfulness. She has also focused on issues like codependency and empowerment, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and family-of-origin dynamics.

Betty values helping clients identify practical steps and new perspectives to cope with life changes and compassion fatigue while fostering resilience and personal decision-making. Sessions are offered in multiple online formats to accommodate different needs, and she works with clients in English throughout Florida.

Betty holds the credential FL LCSW SW12905 and frames her work around respect, empathy, and helping clients move toward clearer choices and improved daily functioning.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps clients identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and develop more adaptive patterns through practical exercises and skill-building. It is often used for stress, anxiety, depression, and some addiction-related concerns.

Mindfulness Therapy - Mindfulness approaches teach present-moment awareness and techniques to reduce reactivity and increase emotional regulation, which can help with grief, chronic stress, and compassion fatigue.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Betty works with clients to determine which therapies or combination of strategies best align with their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs, adapting methods as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible and flexible for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats allow clients in Florida to engage in consistent care while choosing the communication method that fits their routine and therapeutic goals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Betty commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue, along with related areas such as codependency and caregiver stress.
What is her general therapeutic approach and style?
Her approach is laid-back and collaborative, prioritizing a strong therapeutic relationship while using methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused, Narrative, and Mindfulness therapies to guide practical change.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has 11 years of professional experience in medical and mental health settings, with particular clinical experience in grief, loss, depression, anxiety, trauma, and empowerment work.
What credential and location information should I know?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, credentialed as FL LCSW SW12905, and practices in Florida.
In which language can I work with her and can international clients join?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for appointments?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility in how clients engage in therapy.
How are costs and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesGriefDepression

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingJealousyLife purposePanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English