I have a M.A. in Counseling Psychology from The Seattle School, a psychodynamic-oriented graduate school and am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Washington I hold membership in the Center For Object Relations (COR), Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study (NWAPS), and APA Division 39 Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology.
In my work, I consult with mentors on a weekly basis, including Julie Hendrickson, MA, LMHC, and participate in a long-term psychoanalytic bi-monthly consultation group led by Judy Eekhoff, Ph.D, FIPA.
I undergo my own personal psychoanalysis.
Professional Experience:
Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Washington (LMHC, LH61307950)
Private practice, Bethany Foelber Psychotherapy
Assistant Instructor, The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, 2023-2024
History & Systems, Helping Relationships 1
Internship, NAVOS, Infant and Early Childhood Department, 2018-2019
Trainings & Memberships:
British Object Relations I: Josh Sandoz, MA, LMHC & Rikki Ricard, LMHC, FIPA, Jeff Grant, PhD LMHC & Hannah Denmark, MA LMHC, Chris Moseman, MA LMHC & Joanne della Penta, ATR LMHC FIPA, 2021-2022- Student
Trauma & Primitive Mental States, Judy Eekhoff, PhD FIPA, 2023- Student
Violent Emotions: A Close Reading Seminar, Avner Bergstein, 2023- Student
Working with Narcissism, Ann Glasser, PhD & Sean Jackson, MA LMHC, 2023- Student
Dreams and Character Armor, Terry Hanson, PhD & Ann Glasser, PhD, 2024- Student
Object Relations: Origins, Melanie Klein and the Manic Defense, Rikki Ricard, LMHC, FIPA, 2025- Student
“Boys and Their Muscles: The Paternal Object in Muscle Dysmorphia", Tom Wooldridge, PsyD, ABPP, FIPA, CEDS-S, 2025- Student
The Aesthetic Dimension of the Psychoanalytic Encounter: A Close Reading Seminar of Bion’s Text,
Avner Bergstein , 2025 (April)- Student
Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Studies (NWAPS), Member
APA Division 39 Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology, Member
Center For Object Relations (COR), Member