General Info:
Infinite Hope Counseling is a private practice dedicated to serving the Townsend and surrounding communities. Currently, services are being provided by sole clinician, Jennifer Beatty, who is a licensed clinical professional counselor providing individual, family, couples, and group therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. She also provides telehealth services across Montana (for those clients who have difficulty getting to their appointments due to a remote location or an inability to travel). The mission of Infinite Hope Counseling is to serve others by providing the highest quality, professional mental health services through progressive, compassionate, and confidential care. Infinite Hope Counseling strives to promote wellness, provide support, and restore hope while remaining mindful that ultimate and infinite hope is found through Jesus Christ. Jennifer Beatty is a therapist who works with children, adolescents, and adults providing individual, family, couples, and group therapy. She specializes in the areas of depression and mood disorders, anxiety and stress management, grief and loss, life transition, trauma and abuse, and women's issues. Jennifer has been licensed in Montana as a clinical professional counselor since 2003 and credentialed as a National Certified Counselor through the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) since 2004. She was awarded the Board Certified Professional Counselor (BCPC) designation by the American Board of Professional Counselors in 2007, the Diplomate (DAPA) status by the American Psychotherapy Association (APA) in 2008, and the Fellow (FAPA) status by the American Psychotherapy Association (APA) in 2015. She received her Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from Gonzaga University in 2001. Her therapeutic approach tends to be eclectic with a preference towards a cognitive behavioral approach well as utilization of sand play, art therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) constructs. She has practiced counseling for nearly 15 years in various settings including residential, school-based (CSCT) services, outpatient care, and private practice. She also enjoyed working as an adjunct instructor teaching online human services college courses to students pursuing Associate’s and Bachelor’s Degrees at Kaplan University from 2010 to 2015. Jennifer has been a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA) since 1998, a clinical member of the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) and the Montana Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors Association since 2015, and a member of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation and Postpartum Support International since 2016. She also was an active mental health disaster relief volunteer for the American Red Cross from 2005 to 2007. She has a special interest in Christian counseling and home, financial, and life organization and management. Infinite Hope Counseling accepts a wide variety of payment options including Medicaid, private insurance, and self-pay. Infinite Hope Counseling is a network provider with most major insurance companies. Infinite Hope Counseling meets the needs of individuals from age 5 to 100. Areas of expertise include: Anxiety Disorders, Children & Adolescents, Grief & Loss, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, Mood Dysregulation, Relationships, and Telehealth Services.