Betsy Bates Freed, PsyD, a native of Colorado, received her BA in creative writing and education from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, and her MA and PsyD from Antioch University, Santa Barbara. A medical journalist for more than 25 years, her private practice reflects this experience; she works primarily with people facing medical decisions and challenges, stressors associated with dementia caregiving, and end-of-life issues. She leads a group for women with late-stage breast cancer. Dr. Bates Freed's research focuses on disparities in psychosocial cancer support, therapeutic support for caregivers, and the impact of work-related losses on adjustment to cancer (the subject of her dissertation).
Adjunct Faculty
PsyD in Clinical Psychology and MA in Clinical Psychology
- BA in English (writing) and education, Denison University, Granville, Ohio (1979)
- MA in clinical psychology, Antioch University, Santa Barbara (2008)
- PsyD in clinical psychology, Antioch University, Santa Barbara (2011)
"I believe that teaching psychology draws on the strengths and inner resources of each student, providing enough guidance and motivation to instill in them confidence, mastery of skills, and lifelong intellectual curiosity."
Dr. Bates Freed's research focuses on disparities in psychosocial cancer support, therapeutic support for caregivers, and the impact of work-related losses on adjustment to cancer (the subject of her dissertation).
- Former president and board member, Santa Barbara County Psychological Association
- Communications Committee, American Psychosocial Oncology Society
- American Psychological Association (Division 38, Health Psychology)
- American Psychosocial Oncology Society
- California Psychological Association
- Santa Barbara County Psychological Association
- Practicum I, II, III, IV
- Loss and Bereavement
- Process of Group Psychotherapy
- Child and Adolescent Psychology
- Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Response
- Academic Writing