Bette Jonas Freedson, LCSW


Bette Jonas  Freedson, LCSW Bette Freedson, LCSW, LICSW, CGP is a clinical social worker, author and speaker. Bette’s newest book is Other Realms, Other Ways: A Clinician’s Guide to the Magick of Intuition. Her first book Soul Mothers’ Wisdom/Seven Insights for the Single Mother received high praise from the Midwest Book Review. A frequent faculty member and moderator for conferences of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Bette is also a contributing author for ERICKSONIAN THERAPY NOW: The Master Class with Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD.

Certified in clinical hypnosis, Bette incorporates Ericksonian hypnosis along with the wisdom of intuition into her practice. Bette Freedson has conducted workshops for a variety of venues including Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, National Association of Social Workers (NASW), AdCare of Maine, The Sweetser Training Institute. She served for two years as a contributing member and writer for the NASW specialty practice section on Children, Adolescents and Young Adults. (CAYA) Bette has also co-presented a weekend program at Kripalu entitled A Woman’s Sacred Journey. Bette Freedson lives and practices in Southern Maine.  

The CORE Approach to Therapy: Helping Jennie Find Resilience

By Bette Jonas Freedson, LCSW