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Gateways Counseling, P.C. was a mental health practice that provided counseling and therapy services until its closure in October 2019. The office is no longer providing counseling services, but clients may request their records by submitting an email request to gateways.records.request@gmail.com.

Professional Services

Dr. Beth Shapiro, LMFT, LSOTP, the owner of Gateways Counseling PC, is available for certain consulting appointments and other professional communications. She can be reached at beth@gatewayscounseling.com. Dr. Shapiro is a highly experienced and qualified mental health professional with expertise in several areas.

Dr. Shapiro is available to conduct forensic consulting on sexual abuse cases, domestic violence cases, traumatic loss situations, and child custody cases. She also performs psychosexual assessments for adults and adolescents and is available to serve as an ad litem for children in custody cases/disputes. Dr. Shapiro has testified more than 200 times since 1990 as an expert witness and a fact witness, consulting with clients, prosecutors, and defense attorneys, and in civil litigation cases.

About Dr. Beth Shapiro

Dr. Beth Shapiro, LMFT, LSOTP, earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Lake Forest College, and her Master's degree and Ph. D. in Psychology from the University of Connecticut. She then completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Developmental Psychology at the University of Denver and was an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Emory University. Dr. Shapiro was also a Visiting Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Texas Tech University. She continues to maintain an adjunct faculty appointment in Human Development and Family Studies at Texas Tech University and is an Adjunct Staff Psychologist at the University Counseling Center at Texas Tech University.

Dr. Shapiro is a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress, a Diplomate and Board Certified Forensic Examiner, and a Certified Criminal Justice Specialist. In addition, she also is a Licensed Sex Offender Treatment Provider and a Doctoral Level Addictions Counselor. Her professional memberships include the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the American Psychological Association, the American College of Forensic Examiners, the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, the Texas Association for Sex Offender Treatment, the International Society for Ecological Psychology, and the American Academy of Experts In Traumatic Stress.

Dr. Shapiro has worked with adult, teenage, and child clients in individual, group, couples, and family therapy. She specializes in dealing with trauma issues, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, and works with both victims and perpetrators. In addition, Dr. Shapiro deals with depression, grief and loss issues, adjustment disorders, personality disorders, family and relationship problems, medically induced trauma, psychosexual disorders, and addiction-based emotional disorders.

Dr. Shapiro remains available for consulting and may be reached via email at beth@gatewayscounseling.com.