Bethany Kulp, LCSW

Bethany Kulp is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and addiction. She supports people struggling with sleep problems, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Bethany also helps with parenting stress, career concerns, bipolar difficulties, and LGBT-related stressors.

Her approach is collaborative and goal-directed. She listens with empathy and offers practical tools to manage thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on learning coping skills, spotting unhelpful thinking patterns, and practicing new ways of responding.

Bethany combines cognitive behavioral strategies with mindfulness practices to help people notice thoughts and change behavior. She also uses somatic methods to bring attention to how the body holds stress and to help release tension. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques guide short-term goals and decisions.

People meet Bethany for concrete skills they can try between sessions. She explains strategies clearly and helps set manageable steps. Therapies are adapted to a person's goals and pace so progress feels realistic.

She practices in Texas as an LCSW, and offers a steady, pragmatic style shaped by two decades of clinical work. Bethany aims to help people build lasting changes by teaching skills, naming patterns, and encouraging steady practice.

How cognitive and mindfulness work online

CBT helps people identify patterns of thinking that keep problems going and practice small behavior changes to feel better. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, obsessions, and trouble sleeping. DBT emphasizes skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling intense reactions, which can help with impulse-related problems and emotional overwhelm.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences. That may mean focusing on skill practice one week and body-based awareness the next, or combining short-term solution-focused steps with deeper CBT work over time.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for different needs. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical skill building and steady progress.