Bethany Maroney-Peterson, LMFT

Bethany Maroney-Peterson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family strain, grief, parenting stress, and work-related compassion fatigue. Her style is warm and relaxed, and she focuses on practical skills people can use right away.

She draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to help clients notice patterns of thinking and change unhelpful behaviors. She also uses attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships shape present reactions. Client-centered techniques guide sessions so each person sets the pace and topics.

Sessions tend to focus on skill-building and clear goals. Bethany collaborates with clients to develop step-by-step plans for coping with anger, mood shifts, ADHD challenges, or big life changes. She brings 16 years of experience and aims to tailor methods to each person’s needs.

She has worked with issues related to abandonment, adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and first responder concerns. Bethany also supports people dealing with illness, divorce, domestic violence recovery, and the emotional impact of disasters.

Clients can expect straightforward conversations, practical tools, and a focus on what will make daily life more manageable. Her approach emphasizes collaboration, skill practice, and gradual progress toward clearer relationships and steadier mood.

Using Practical Approaches in Online Therapy

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors to change how they feel. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and challenges like ADHD when people want concrete tools and short-term plans. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current trust, intimacy, and conflict. It can help people who notice repeated relationship problems or strong fears around abandonment. Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and pace, with the therapist providing empathy and support while clients guide the work.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Bethany will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean starting with CBT skills, then adding attachment work or client-centered conversations as the goals change.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversation from different locations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or people prefer not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins or continued practice between sessions. These options help people maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.