- Years in practice
- 22
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Betsy
Betsy Salomon-Auguste is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois. She brings 22 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, and parenting challenges. She aims to make it easier for a worried parent to talk about hard things and find ways forward.
She creates a welcoming space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken without judgment. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps a person can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Betsy emphasizes steady progress and realistic goals that fit a busy life. Her work covers many concerns that often overlap in daily life: grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue. She also helps people navigate career questions, midlife changes, and challenges tied to immigration or caregiving roles.
Parents who are stressed about boundaries, fatherhood issues, or communication problems can bring those topics into sessions. Betsy listens for what matters most, then helps craft approaches that address patterns and immediate pressures. With two decades of clinical experience, she draws on practical methods that aim to reduce worry and improve relationships.
She supports people through setbacks and celebrates small gains along the way. People meet her in formats that fit their schedules, including video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing work on parenting and life stress without long commutes.
What Betsy works with
Everything Betsy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Betsy helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that fit parenting and life changes
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical skills and understanding patterns that keep problems going. For example, problem-focused work helps identify specific behaviors and habits to change and teaches step-by-step strategies for reducing stress and improving daily routines. This approach can be useful for parenting strain, time management, and managing anxiety.Another useful approach emphasizes processing strong feelings and building healthier ways to connect with others. This method teaches ways to talk about difficult emotions, repair ruptures in close relationships, and strengthen intimacy and communication. It often helps with grief, relationship conflict, and issues tied to trust or abandonment.
Finding the right approach is a collaboration. The therapist will listen to your goals and concerns, try a few methods, and adjust the plan together based on what helps most. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay relevant to their family life and responsibilities.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy parents and people with complex schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between sessions, share quick updates, or work through a stressful moment without scheduling a full call.
Questions people ask about Betsy
What kinds of concerns does Betsy focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, as well as parenting challenges and issues like grief, trauma, and self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is plainspoken and practical. Sessions aim for clear goals and small actions that clients can try between meetings.
What is her background and experience?
She holds an Illinois LCPC license and brings 22 years of professional experience working with a wide range of life and relationship concerns.
Where is she located and licensed?
She is licensed in Illinois and provides services listed from that location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets with people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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