Meet Our Presenter

Angela R. Bethea-Walsh, Ph.D., is a Licensed Psychologist in Georgia. She received her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology from Lehigh University, and completed a three-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Health and Addictions Psychology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, NY.  Dr. Bethea-Walsh is the owner of Bethea Consulting and Psychological Services, P.C., a private practice located in Atlanta, Georgia. She practices evidence-based, culturally-sensitive interventions with an emphasis on social justice, and enjoys working with individuals presenting with trauma, problematic substance use, substance use disorders, weight loss, chronic pain, infertility, and pre-/post-natal mental health. Another arm of her practice includes psychological consultation and screening for individuals involved in medically-assisted and third party reproduction.Dr. Bethea-Walsh has also published in the areas of racial identity development, culturally-sensitive qualitative research, doctoral substance abuse training, pseudo addiction among individuals taking prescription opioid analgesics, and the science of Motivational Interviewing. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)/Mental Health Professionals Group (MHPG), and previously served as the Co-Chair for the MHPG Task Force on Inclusion and Anti-Racism." Dr. Bethea-Walsh is a Fellow of the Georgia Psychological Association (GPA).