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Betsy Salomon-Auguste

Betsy Salomon-Auguste

LCPC

Therapist · Illinois · 22+ years of experience

Calm, practical support for strong feelings

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  • Experience with anger
  • Focus on relationships
  • Practical emotion skills

About Betsy

Betsy Salomon-Auguste is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois. She brings 22 years of experience helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship tensions, and anger. She creates a calm space where individuals can talk through hard feelings and consider new ways to respond.

Betsy focuses on practical, evidence-based techniques to address everyday struggles. Sessions often center on improving communication, managing strong emotions, and rebuilding confidence after loss or conflict. She also supports clients facing grief, trauma, caregiving strain, and questions about identity and intimacy.

Her approach emphasizes safety and straightforward conversation. Betsy listens and helps clients map out small, doable steps toward change. Work in sessions can include practicing different ways to speak about needs, noticing patterns that lead to anger, and building skills for calmer responses.

With decades of practice, she draws on experience with career transitions, midlife concerns, and relationship repair. She also helps people challenged by codependency, forgiveness, immigration stress, and issues tied to parenting and fatherhood.

Betsy speaks English and accepts international clients. She asks clients to pick the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability. Cost varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

22+ years

Credentials

Illinois

Languages

English

How evidence-based techniques translate to online therapy

Evidence-based techniques are practical tools that help people change unhelpful reactions and build new habits. For example, cognitive strategies help identify and shift unhelpful thoughts that fuel anxiety or anger. These approaches teach ways to notice patterns and test different responses in real life.

Another common technique focuses on emotion regulation skills. That work teaches simple steps to calm intense feelings, slow escalation, and practice alternative behaviors. It is useful for anger, overwhelming stress, and grief because it breaks big problems into small, manageable practices.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try strategies, and adjust plans based on what feels most helpful. Clients and therapist work together to pick methods that fit the person’s needs and daily life.

The profile does not list session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit regular sessions into a busy schedule and reduce travel time. It also lets people continue work on communication and emotion skills between appointments, which helps bring changes into everyday routines.

At a glance

Listed location
Illinois
Experience
22+ years
Credentials
LCPC
Languages
English
License (Illinois)
LCPC · No. 180.012298
NPI
1811821960

As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Betsy commonly help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and anger. Other focus areas include relationship and family issues, intimacy questions, and career or life purpose concerns.

What is her therapy style like?

Her work is direct and practical, using evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Sessions focus on clear steps, skills practice, and improving how clients handle emotions and communication.

How much experience does she have?

Betsy has 22 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of emotional and relationship concerns. That experience informs how she guides clients through change.

Which credentials and location are listed?

She holds an LCPC credential and practices in Illinois. Those are the primary professional and regional details provided.

Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The biography does not specify formats. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether sessions are in person, video, or by phone.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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