Bette Freedson

Bette J. Freedson, LCSW, LICSW, CGP is a clinical social worker, psychotherapist, author and teacher. She is also a professional Intuitive Reader (aka, Psychic). Bette’s new book Other Realms, Other Ways: A Clinician’s Guide to the Magick of Intuition begins with the statement: “Before I was a therapist, I was a psychic.”

Bette’s first book Soul Mothers’ Wisdom/Seven Insights for the Single Mother received high praise from the Midwest Book Review in 2015. Bette Freedson is also a contributing author to Ericksonian Therapy Now: The Master Class with Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD.

Bette was a guest blogger for Somatic Psychotherapy Today from 2016-2018 and is a former contributing writer for Calgary’s Child Magazine. Trained in clinical hypnosis, Bette specializes in stress management, creating resilience for children and parents, recovery from trauma, and the development of intuitive resources for career and life.

A frequent faculty member and teacher for conferences of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation and for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Bette has presented courses for a variety of both lay and clinical venues, including the Sweetser Training Institute, the AdCare Educational Institute of Maine and the medical staff of the Southern New Hampshire Medical Center. She also co- presented a weekend course at Kripalu.

Besides being a member of MWPA and NASW, Bette is a member of the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis and the American Group Psychotherapy Association. She also served two years for national NASW as a participating member of the CAYA specialty practice section on Children, Adolescents and Young Adults.

Bette maintains a blog on her website, www.bettefreedson.com. Her private practice is in South Berwick, Maine where she lives and collaborates with her husband, Ray Amidon, LCPC, LMFT.