Bethany Maroney-Peterson, LMFT

Bethany Maroney-Peterson is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 16 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, and challenges like ADHD and bipolar mood concerns. Bethany speaks English and practices in California as an LMFT.

In sessions she keeps the tone warm and relaxed. She works together with clients to set clear goals and build skills. Bethany uses practical strategies so people can try small changes between meetings and notice what helps.

Her background includes a master’s degree in psychology and a bachelor’s degree in social work, with extended training in trauma, post-traumatic stress, anxiety disorders, and depression. She has experience supporting first responders and veterans and understands how stressors from caregiving, medical issues, and major life changes affect day-to-day functioning.

Bethany draws from several therapy approaches, including attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and solution-focused methods. She aims to match tools to each person’s situation rather than using one fixed method.

Typical work in sessions includes identifying unhelpful patterns, practicing communication and coping skills, and planning steps that fit the client’s life. She also addresses family and blended-family concerns, abandonment or attachment issues, codependency, and the emotional effects of divorce or loss. Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on skills people can use right away.

How Bethany’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current bonds. It helps people notice patterns in connection and try new ways of relating to partners or family members. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and teaches tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication skills to reduce overwhelm and reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative planning can include trying an approach for a few sessions and adjusting based on what helps.

The practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and keeping progress consistent during life changes. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to keep follow-up meetings, practice skills between sessions, and check in quickly when a shorter conversation is needed.