Beth Williams, MSW, LCSW, founder and therapist at BPMC, is an Arizona Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been an LCSW since 2001 holding licenses in the states of Maryland and New Jersey prior to moving to Arizona in 2015. Beth also received her Bachelor of Science in Communication from Boston University and her Master of Social Work from Barry University in Miami Shores, FL.

Beth has extensive experience working with teenagers, families, adults and older adults as well as having worked with diverse populations in supervised group homes, intensive outpatient settings and in home based service provision. She has proficient knowledge in the fields of emotional distress, trauma, grief and loss, crisis management, adolescent issues and aging adults.

Beth has worked in inpatient and outpatient settings as a clinical supervisor and field instructor supervising clinical teams throughout her career. She also has a community organizing and business background having worked in public relations and community outreach, events management and fund raising for over a decade on behalf of people living with issues including ALS, AIDS, cancer and TBI.

Beth also has a substantial background in medical social work assisting patients and their families as they go through major organ transplant and rehabilitation after illness or surgery. She was also a hospice social worker working with patients of all ages and their families through the end of life and in bereavement. Most recently she has been working with patients of all ages who are diagnosed with cancer as they go through treatment and survivorship.

Her counseling approach emphasizes best practice proven methods based on scientific models of human behavior. She believes that focusing on people’s strengths and how they perceive their experiences is the key to supporting each person to grow and make positive changes in their life.