01 · Who Beth works with

Beth works with self esteem, compassion fatigue and stress, Anxiety

Beth lists 12 specialisms and 16 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Beth chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Beth's own words

What Beth says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hi, My name is Beth Donath-Tish. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of New York. I received my Master's Degree from Fordham University during the year of 1990. I have experience working with teenagers and adults in a variety of settings. I have experience providing psychotherapy to adults at an Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in NYC as well as seeing adults privately. I have also provided counseling support to teenagers residing at an Agency Group Home. The most recent experience I have is working with the School Based Support Team for the NYC Department of Education. My role is centered around conducting assessments for teenagers whom will be evaluated for Special Education Services in addition to At Risk Counseling, Mandated Counseling, 504 Mandate meetings that are centered around suspensions for students whom have an IEP (Individualized Education Plan). I would describe my counseling style as supportive and empathetic. I approach counseling through a client-centered approach. I believe in meeting clients at the point where they feel most comfortable. Modalities I like to work with are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy and Psychotherapy. I also feel that I provide each individual with the utmost respect. I find importance in having a team approach where client/clinician come up with a plan that is best suitable for the individual. I feel it is important as a good rule of thumb either a phone call or live meeting for at least our initial correspondence.

Beth Donath-Tish, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Beth works

The 3 approaches Beth lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Beth lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Beth's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Beth runs a session.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Works on the assumption that current patterns - in relationships, at work, in how you treat yourself - have a history, and that seeing the history loosens the pattern. Less structured than CBT, usually longer, and more interested in what comes up unbidden than in a weekly agenda.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Beth practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Beth's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Beth at this point.

2. Naming Beth specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Beth is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Beth.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Beth

Built from what Beth actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Beth's - Beth has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “With 23 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LCSW

Licensed in

New York

Licence

NY LCSW R051034

Licence number

R051034

Licence expires

31 Aug 2027

NPI

1992022354

Years in practice

23

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Beth's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Beth. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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