Hi. My name is Betel, and I’m a Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist living and working remotely in the Mojave Desert of Southern California.

I am currently under the clinical supervision of Charles Rowell, LMFT #32378.

If you’re curious about how I perceive and practice therapy, read about my approach.

I received my MA in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. I also have an interdisciplinary BA in Language, Cognition, and Consciousness from Hunter College at the City University of New York.

My clinical training began with a year in the gestalt community. This existential worldview continues to influence the way I live, work, and relate to others.

I also offer support as an integration coach for individuals engaging in at-home ketamine therapy.

Over the past two years, I have practiced in community, nonprofit, and private settings.

It took me awhile to live my way toward the field of psychotherapy.

On my way to this work, I spent formative time in such areas as the educational system, local music and arts scenes, the service industry, and in transition as a traveler and seasonal worker. Owing to the experiences these and other aspects of my life have offered to me, I feel a special kinship with people who create, seek, question, connect, struggle, and laugh.

A driving force during all phases of my adult life has been a deep curiosity about other humans and the ways they tell the stories of their lives. This interest continues as the foundation of my therapeutic work. I feel fulfilled when I am able to listen, notice, and share with others the awesome mystery of being.

My shadows have been some of my greatest teachers, and this influences the way I honor the challenges that clients face, too. I believe that relationship is central to existence, and that therapy can be a useful place to explore what that actually means in our lives.

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