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Dr. Beth Halbert, a.k.a. DrBeth, known as “America’s Teenologist,” is a licensed child psychologist, facilitator, author, speaker and coach who works with teens, parents, teachers, health professionals, and business professionals. She has worked with thousands of families and “first responders” to create stronger parent-teen bonds. She takes a unique approach to helping families overcome the difficulties of adolescence, combining proven clinical practices with warmth, playfulness, self-expression, love, and compassion.

DrBeth supports people of all ages to appreciate themselves, engage in positive dialogue with others, and develop healthy, loving relationships in especially challenging, dysfunctional situations. She knows how teens think and act and gets them to talk about their emotions and behaviors. She also knows strong-willed adults and gets them to accept themselves exactly as they are and accept their children and others exactly as they are. In short, she fully understands human behavior, relational dynamics and “inner family” dynamics (including our inner three-year-old’s, our inner seven-year-old’s, and our inner teens).

DrBeth has a thriving private clinical psychology practice, facilitates workshops, programs and group coaching calls for parents, teens and businesspeople, and delivers highly educational and extremely entertaining keynote presentations to companies. She also has a 30+ year history working as a corporate trainer, speaker, executive coach, educator and consultant for family-owned businesses and Fortune 500 companies.

DrBeth is committed to creating sustainable social change and supporting people to become the leaders they want to be. Among her clients are American Family Insurance, Cadillac, General Motors, Honda, JD Power and Associates, Marriott, McGraw Hill, Toyota, and Volkswagen. She has also been featured on more than 200 nationally syndicated television, radio, newspaper, and magazine outlets.

DrBeth has a BA in Psychology from Baylor University, a MEd in Human Resource Development from Vanderbilt University, and a PsyD in Clinical Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is the author of the award-winning book Embracing Defiance: Helping Your Child Find Their Unique Voice While Keeping Your Sanity, which helps parents understand and appreciate the value of healthy defiance, and is the writer, singer and producer of multiple children-and-parent music CDs.

For more information on DrBeth, visit www.DrBeth.com or email DrBeth@DrBeth.com.

Parent Bio

Dr. Beth Halbert, a.k.a. DrBeth, known as “America’s Teenologist,” is a licensed child psychologist and expert with teens, parents, teachers, health professionals, and others. She has worked with thousands of families and “first responders” to create stronger parent-teen bonds. She works with individuals and families who are struggling to communicate and feeling isolated. She helps them feel safe and supported to open up and share their real feelings, so they create open communicative relationships.

DrBeth takes a unique approach to helping families overcome the difficulties of adolescence, combining proven clinical practices with warmth, playfulness, self-expression, love, and compassion. She knows how teens think and act and gets them to talk about their emotions and behaviors. She also knows strong-willed adults and gets them to accept themselves exactly as they are and accept their children and others exactly as they are.

DrBeth fully understands human behavior, relational dynamics, and “inner family” dynamics (including our inner three-year-old’s, our inner seven-year-old’s, and our inner teens). She works closely and compassionately with people of all ages, supporting them to appreciate themselves, engage in positive dialogue with others, and develop healthy, connected, loving relationships in especially challenging, dysfunctional situations.

DrBeth has a BA in Psychology from Baylor University, a MEd in Human Resource Development from Vanderbilt University, and a PsyD in Clinical Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is the author of the award-winning book Embracing Defiance: Helping Your Child Find Their Unique Voice While Keeping Your Sanity, which helps parents understand and appreciate the value of healthy defiance, and is the writer, singer and producer of multiple children-and-parent music CDs.

For more information on DrBeth, visit www.DrBeth.com or email DrBeth@DrBeth.com.