Bethany
Dr. Bethany DeHaven (she/her) earned her Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) from Regent University. She provides therapy and psychodiagnostic evaluations primarily for individuals aged 6 years and older. Dr. DeHaven also offers couples and family therapy appointments.
Approach to Therapy
Dr. DeHaven focuses on being a general clinician – ready for any client who walks in the door. She utilizes evidence-based practices, takes a social justice approach to her work, and centralizes authentic connection with her clients. Within her flexible abilities, she has sub-specialties in healing trauma across the lifespan, Disability Affirmative Therapy, spiritually integrative therapy, and addressing health issues in therapy. She has ample experience with a broad range of mood disorders, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, and complex trauma (including racial trauma). One of Dr. DeHaven’s passions is working with neurodivergent individuals across the lifespan, especially adults diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood. Dr. DeHaven enjoys therapy at any age and has considerable experience with families navigating foster/adoption.
Dr. DeHaven’s approach aims to help her clients make sense of their past, stay in contact with the present moment, and take steps towards the future they desire. She centralizes cultural humility in her work and seeks to create a warm, safe environment that will facilitate growth.
Dr. DeHaven commonly uses the following modalities: ACT, DBT, CBT, IFS, CPT, IPT, EFT, ARC, Narrative Therapy, Attachment-Focused Therapy
Approach to Psychodiagnostic Evaluation
Dr. DeHaven views psychodiagnostic evaluation as a tool for self-understanding and advocacy. She prioritizes the client’s perspective and adopts a strengths-based, culturally-informed approach to testing and interpretation. Dr. DeHaven’s main goal is to come alongside her clients to together search for answers to their questions and to provide applicable recommendations for next steps post-evaluation.
Outside the Office:
When she’s not working, Dr. DeHaven loves to spend time outside hiking, running, and amateur birdwatching. In the rainy months, you’ll often find her crocheting for her nieces and nephews, losing to her spouse at MarioKart, or reading. Dr. DeHaven also enjoys attending community events and is rejuvenated by staying in connection to justice efforts that promote human flourishing.