I am licensed in Washington DC with 25 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with parenting issues, anger management, motivation, self esteem, and & coping with balancing life changes. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I admire you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Grief, Anger management, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Communication problems, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Dissociation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Military and Veterans Issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality Disorders, Postpartum Depression, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-Harm, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy
DC LPC PRC1357
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Great
Written on Jul 23, 2024 after therapy with Kathy for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
I have nothing but praise for this whole experience. Ms. Bates is a wonderful listener and a great therapist that, in addition to session work, provides a lot of adjacent information through diligent research.
Written on May 21, 2024 after therapy with Kathy for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and self esteem