Betty Blanc

LMFT

My therapy approach is treating each client with empathy and genuine compassion and creating a safe environment for the client to feel supported and empowered. I have a background of providing strength-based, trauma-informed care. I believe that everyone has a unique journey in life, that each treatment is personalized, and that we can break past psychological barriers to achieve your full potential together for yourself and for your partner.

All sessions start with a thorough assessment phase where I get to know each of you as a couple and as an individual, as well as gain useful information about family of origin history, rituals, and culture, core beliefs, and goals or concerns. From these assessments, we can begin looking at your strengths and areas that need improvement and start setting goals as to what the focus of therapy will contain. Sessions will be with you as a couple, unless I feel that an individual session is necessary as it pertains to the relationship. Session lengths are 75 minutes. Longer sessions are beneficial for couples therapy as it gives each partner enough time to practice new skills and share what they each need to express.

The most profound thing that I have learned as a therapist is that I learn from my clients, which informs my practice and makes me a better therapist. I have the privilege of witnessing change right before my eyes through the strength, bravery, tenacity, and resilience that my clients have. Even if they do not believe that they are strong enough to get through challenges in their lives - with OCD and/or in their relationships - after working together, they start to see that they are stronger than they think they are and are capable of change. That revelation inspires me to continue my work in helping more clients do the same.