Meet Beth
Beth Burkstrand-Reid, JD, MSW, LICSW. Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. Lawyer. Parent. Spouse. Women’s hockey fan. Former sex discrimination and family law professor. Beth laughs loudly, listens to bad pop music and loves documentaries. She is a direct, compassionate communicator.
Beth has specialized training in treating anxiety, which is her primary clinical focus. She also treats mood disorders, trauma, and issues related to discrimination. Her primary evidence-based therapy techniques include Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.
Services Offered
Therapy for Therapists
Time-Limited Therapy for Individuals
Time-Limited Therapy for Individuals
Being a therapist can be heavy as we often carry the worries of the world, our family and friends, our clients — and our own trauma. A significant portion of Brite’s individual therapy clients are mental health providers themselves. Brite also provides consultation to providers on ethics issues and treatment planning for complex mental health cases. Therapists seeking services can email connect@britecounseling.com. Please specify that you are a mental health practitioner in your email.
Time-Limited Therapy for Individuals
Time-Limited Therapy for Individuals
Time-Limited Therapy for Individuals
Time-limited therapy allows individuals to focus on specific, measurable goals for a set number of sessions. Typically, therapy is limited to 8 sessions or less. Skill-building and solution-focused, it is beneficial for many issues including communication skills, boundary setting and anxiety/stress reduction. To determine if this service is appropriate for your needs, please email connect@britecounseling.com.
Consulting and Speaking
Time-Limited Therapy for Individuals
Traditional Individual Therapy
Helping organizations cultivate positive mental health environments is one of Beth's passions. Beth has spoken to and provided training for corporate, non-profit, and academic audiences ranging from 5 to 150 on anxiety reduction and burnout prevention; supporting employee/student mental health; communication skills; and trauma-informed lawyering (to name a few).
Beth provides trainings nationwide. Fees available on request.
Traditional Individual Therapy
Traditional Individual Therapy
Traditional Individual Therapy
**Brite is not accepting new clients for ongoing weekly or biweekly therapy at this time.**
Life can be stressful. Relationships challenging. Parenting daunting. Work overwhelming. Sometimes you feel like everything is just -- a lot-- and you need some new skills or perspectives. Brite works with you to plan a path forward--a path that will fit into your life.
Private Pay and (some) insurance accepted. Telehealth and in person appointments available to residents of Nebraska and Minnesota.
Lawyers, Yes! Lawyering, No.
Traditional Individual Therapy
Lawyers, Yes! Lawyering, No.
As an attorney herself, Beth understands the pressure of working in the law. Brite loves our individual clients connected to the legal and legal education community and Beth often speaks to legal groups on mental health-related topics.
Beth maintains an active law license but does not practice law at this time. She does not provide legal advice or provide court-ordered services.