Before beginning counseling services at Uncharted Reflections, you can expect to engage in a complementary consult call with Bethaney to determine if you will be a good fit to work together. From there, if a good fit is determined, you will complete intake documents and set up an initial session. At your first session, you will co-create goals and begin building rapport together. From here, most clients engage in weekly or bi-weekly appointments. Depending on your presenting concerns and the intensity of your experiences, the duration of counseling will vary. Some clients attend services for a couple months and some for multiple years. You can expect to collaborate with Bethaney on what works best for you and your situation.

First and foremost, I am a relational human and likewise a relational-based counselor. I prioritize the therapeutic connection and strive to create a safe, welcoming, supportive, and growth-oriented environment. I foundationally work from a Client-Centered Therapy approach, and incorporate modalities like Narrative Therapy and NARM (NeuroAffective Relational Model) - See below for more info on NARM.

NARM (NeuroAffective Relational Model) is a form of therapy focused on treating developmental, attachment, and relational trauma. Most humans experience some form of trauma at some point during their lives even if it is not overt. This can result in the development of adaptive survival strategies that make sense at the time of adversity. Often the same strategies that were once helpful and made sense at the time, eventually become unhelpful or get in the way of ideal functioning. The NARM approach assists you in identifying these patterns, reinforces your own agency, and helps you increase access to your authenticity, often resulting in healing, growth, and improved functioning.