Welcome!

I am a queer Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who was raised in a diverse community in San Jose, CA.

I have always been intruiged by the human condition. Through my own suffering and healing, I have come to intimately understand the inner needs that can reveal themselves. Compassionately, I am here to be your guide through the pain and suffering that all humans carry, and that disproportionately effects the LGBQAI+, transgender, and neurodivergent communities.

Please reach out to see if I can be of help on this path through life.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

January 2021 - May 2023: Master of Arts, Marriage and Family Therapy. Alliant International University. COAMFTE Accredited.

September 2017 - August 2019: Bachelor's of Science, Psychology and Social Action. Palo Alto University. CACREP Accredited.

Licenses & Certifications

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, State of California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Registered Associate Number #AMFT141849, Registered in October 2024.

Certificate, LGBT Human Services and Mental Health, January 2023, Rockway Institute, Alliant International University, California School of Professional Psychology.

Professional Affiliations

January 2023 – Present: California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT). Full Professional Membership.

August 2023 – Present: World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). Full Professional Membership.

January, 2021 – Present: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). Full Professional Membership. June 2023: Current Special Interest Network Memberships: 1) Queer and Trans Advocacy Network.

Clinical Experience

July 2022 – Present: Life Practice Counseling Group, 3820 Auburn Blvd., #100 Sacramento, CA, Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. Specialization: LGBTQIA2S+, transgender teens + adults, ADHD + late diagnosis of Autism Spectrum in adults.

Continuing Education

Providing Mental Health Assessments for Gender Affirming Surgery Referral Letters. National LGBT Health Education Center - The Fenway Institute. April 2024.

Working With and Assessing Intersex People. The Gender Health Training Institute. January 2024.

Caring for 2SLGBTQ+ Patients: Foundational Frameworks and Best Practices. December 2023.

More Than One: Working with Non-Monogamous People. Brittany Hunt, LICSW. Novemebr 2023.

Dream Work: A Psychoanalytic Perspective. NetCE. November 2023.

Riding The Wave: Principles of Psychedelic Harm Reduction. Psychedelic Support. November 2023.

Exploring Psychedelics: Discovery, Research & Effects. Psychedelic Support. November 2023.

Clinicians Exploring Psychedelic Therapy. Psychedelic Support. November 2023.

Integration: A Journeyer’s Perspective for Clinicians. Psychedelic Support. November 2023.

Addiction as an Attachment Disorder presented by Ellen E. Elliott, LCAS, LCMHC, CCS, CSAT.

Foundations in Harm Reduction presented by Tanagra Melgarejo, MSW.

Harm Reduction for Youth and Adults presented by Jennifer Baity.

Somatic Therapy for Addiction and Anxiety presented by Sara Kossove, LCSW.

Universal Sexuality – Sexuality and Disability presented by Dr. Amanda Tashjian, PhD.

The Neuroscience and Genetics of Addiction presented by Crystal Collier, PhD, LPC-S.

Contact

I'm always looking for new opportunities to create community!

Phone/Text: 530-633-7774

Email: bethlaskosky@gmail.com