Birtu Belete, LMSW

Birtu (she/her) is a psychotherapist, organizer, and Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW). Birtu believes in holistic, person-centered care and aims to create an inclusive and welcoming therapeutic environment to help clients create meaningful and sustainable change. She views her work through an anti-oppressive lens and believes in the importance of accessible, high-quality therapeutic services. As a Black, queer woman, Birtu is passionate about assisting clients from diverse backgrounds navigate different components of their identities. 

In addition to individual work, Birtu enjoys working with families and couples and seeks to affirm less-traditional family structures. Birtu has experience working in substance abuse recovery centers, where she gained experience providing evidence-based treatment to adults and their families. Birtu has experience running treatment groups and has worked with children of all ages.

She is certified in Motivational Interviewing and is trained in EMDR and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

Birtu received her Master's of Social Work from Columbia School of Social Work and has a Bachelor's Degree in Classical Civilizations from University of California, Los Angeles.

I charge $300 for 50 min sessions, $360 for 60 min sessions, and $60 for each additional person in a poly relationship.  I charge $770 for 3-hour individual KAP sessions.

I do offer a limited sliding scale for sessions; see here for our sliding scale tiers. Currently I have tier 1 slots and some tier 2 slots available.

My tier 3 sliding scale spots are currently full, and I can put you on a waitlist, but Iā€™m unable to give a timeline for when a spot might be available. Although my tier 3 spots are full, if you feel I would be a good fit for you, I am supervising two therapy trainees, Emma Rothman and Marianna Moore, who are able to offer sessions at a sliding scale rate of $30-90 per session.