Beth Jaeger-Skigen is a Licensed therapist and internationally recognized therapist, educator, and speaker. She completed both her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Pennsylvania and has more than two decades of experience helping individuals and couples create more authentic, connected, and wholehearted lives.

Beth is faculty at the San Francisco Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (SFCEFT), where she teaches and supervises clinicians in Attachment Theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). She also teaches at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur and 1440 Multiversity, offering experiential workshops that integrate emotional healing, embodied awareness, and relational connection.

She is a Certified EFT Therapist and Supervisor, endorsed by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT), and a Certified Daring Way™ and Rising Strong™ Facilitator, trained directly with Dr. Brené Brown in London through the International Training Program.

In addition to her clinical and teaching work, Beth serves as a Psychedelic-Assisted Therapist and Researcher. She has been a Lead Therapist in Phase 3 of the COMPASS Pathways Psilocybin Study. She supports clinical innovation in psychedelic research and integrative care models. Her work bridges evidence-based psychotherapy with emerging approaches in consciousness and healing.

Beth provides executive and organizational consulting, leadership development, and critical incident debriefing for Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and schools. Her consulting practice focuses on fostering emotionally intelligent leadership, resilience, and authentic communication within teams and organizations.

Known for her empathic, grounded, and proactive style, Beth brings her full self and full heart to her work. Clients and colleagues alike describe her as real, attuned, and deeply present. She is passionate about helping people identify and move toward what they most want and deserve in their lives—and reduce the patterns and choices that take them further away.

An international speaker and media contributor, Beth has presented at conferences and trainings on topics including relationships, attachment, life transitions, parenting, infertility, anxiety, and grief. She has been featured on radio, television, and international webinars, and has published articles on emotional resilience, relationships, and authentic living.

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

• Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist & Supervisor — International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)
• Faculty Member — San Francisco Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (SFCEFT)
• Compass Pathways / COMP360 Psilocybin Treatment Research Team — Lead Therapist COMPASS Psychological Support Model (CPSM)
• Integrative Psychiatry Institute (IPI) — Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider
• Faculty Member — Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA
• Faculty Member — 1440 Multiversity, Scotts Valley, CA
• Resolve: The National Infertility Association
• ASRM–MHPG — Mental Health Professional Group of ASRM
• NCCEFT — Northern California Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy
• NGPCS — Northern California Group Psychotherapy Society

Professional Activities & Leadership

• University Teaching & Supervision — Served as Supervisor and Adjunct Faculty at:
  • UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare
  • University of San Francisco
  • San Francisco State University
  • The Wright Institute
  • Palo Alto University
• Resolve — Member, Support Group Oversight Committee
• California Pacific Medical Center — Co-Founder, BRCA Connections Support Network
• Esalen Institute & 1440 Multiversity — Workshop Leader and Retreat Facilitator
• San Francisco Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy —  Supervisor, and Community Educator
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