Dr. Blake Bettis, PsyD
Clinical Psychotherapist

We suffer for many reasons: some physical, some psychological, and some social and political, typically a combination. Often, our best efforts to prevent or reduce pain, which might once have been effective, lead to different kinds of pain and we find these patterns of self-protection difficult to change. It’s important to address suffering at all levels (personal, interpersonal, sociopolitical), and therapy can be one of many steps you need to take to address the sources of your distress. Therapy is a chance to explore the ways you have made meaning of your experiences and how these have helped and/or hindered you in living a full life.

I practice Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, integrating Multicultural and Queer Affirmative perspectives to create a therapy experience that is focused on gaining deep insight into individual, family, and cultural influences that shape who you are. This therapy framework brings special attention to the influence of unconscious processes on our behavior and experience and can help you more deeply understand your desires and motivations, particularly when they conflict with each other. The therapy relationship can provide a powerful opportunity for you to be listened to and supported in a way that empowers you to begin making new choices and addressing the barriers to this. I look forward to meeting you!

Specialties:

• Queer identity development
• Queer-affirmative psychotherapy
• Chronic and persistent mood disorders
• Life transitions
• Family dynamics and developmental trauma
• Young adulthood
• Stress management
• Group therapy (skills-based and process-based)