Elizabeth Jane Ledbetter, PsyD

Dr. Ledbetter employs a de-stigmatizing and normalizing approach to life’s struggles, integrating techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into her therapeutic work.

Dr. Ledbetter is also the Director of EquusLed, ResWell’s equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) program that offers experiential therapy sessions to individuals of all ages and presenting problems, as well as to couples, families, and groups. EquusLed uses horses as partners in the process of therapeutic growth, as clients engage in ground-based activities (no riding) to achieve unique treatment gains. EquusLed can be used as an adjunctive treatment to traditional talk therapy, or on its own.

Having earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University, Dr. Ledbetter has worked in community mental healthcare and private practice settings, offering individual, family, and group psychotherapy to individuals across the lifespan, along with performing neuropsychological assessments and composing comprehensive reports. Dr. Ledbetter has also taught graduate courses in assessment and neuropsychology and has supervised pre- and post-doctoral therapy and assessment interns.

In her free time, Dr. Ledbetter enjoys riding her rescue horse, losing herself in a good book, hosting impromptu living room karaoke parties, and obsessing over true crime documentaries.

Clinical Experience

• Provided free individual and family outpatient therapy to adults, adolescents, and children
• Conducted free neuropsychological evaluations and collaborated with the treatment providers to enhance care and obtain appropriate accommodations for the clients
• Facilitated multiple free group therapy curriculums and process groups
• Provided free brief individual therapy in an inpatient setting
• Provided free mental health treatment in an integrated care setting while collaborating with medical providers on client treatment

Hospital setting – Child & Adolescent Psychiatry division

• Conducted neuropsychological evaluations for children under the age of 18, oftentimes including school observations and home visits
• Presented findings during multidisciplinary team rounds
• Offered specific, individualized recommendations to help children in all domains of functioning

Shelter for women and children experiencing homelessness

• Offered free individual and group therapy to the women and children residing at the shelter
• Developed and implemented free psychoeducational groups for the women and children

Teaching & Supervisory Experience

• Supervised pre- and post-doctoral interns on the process of neuropsychological testing, including:
  • Administration of various test measures
  • Interpretation of test findings
  • Developing diagnostic impressions
  • Composing comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation reports
  • Developing individualized recommendations for the therapeutic, home, community, and school/job settings
  • Providing feedback to clients, their families, and their treatment providers and/or other local agencies involved in supporting the client

Pepperdine University Adjunct Faculty

• Taught M.A. level course, “Physiological Psychology”
• Taught M.F.T. level course, “Assessment of Individuals, Couples, and Families”

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