Felicia Bates, LCSW - Therapist in Indiana

CBT strategies
Mindfulness practice
Acceptance work

About Felicia

Felicia Bates is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 24 years of experience. She is licensed in multiple states and works from Indiana. She helps people with family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, self-esteem concerns, motivation, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and related challenges.

Bates draws on straightforward conversation and practical tools during sessions. She adapts how she talks and plans work to the person in front of her rather than following a single script. That can mean learning skills for managing strong feelings, practicing different ways of thinking, or trying new behaviors between meetings.

Her background includes long experience supporting people through life changes such as divorce, caregiving strain, blend family challenges, and health-related stress like cancer. She also addresses issues connected to adoption and foster care, abandonment, family of origin patterns, and large-scale disaster reactions.

Clinically she uses approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), client-centered methods, and mindfulness practices. These methods are used to help with mood struggles, anxiety, frustration, and decision points in work and relationships.

Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Felicia works to make each meeting useful by setting objectives together, tracking progress, and adjusting plans as needs change. To begin, prospective clients follow the site's process to match and schedule a first appointment.

How her approaches translate to online work

Felicia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice habits of thought and try experiments that change behavior and mood. CBT is useful when someone wants clear steps and homework to practice between meetings.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people make room for difficult feelings while clarifying values and next steps. ACT focuses on taking committed action that aligns with what matters to the person. Client-centered methods are used alongside these approaches to keep conversations focused on the person’s experience and goals.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. She will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust the plan as work progresses.

Confirm the exact session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example a shorter check-in during a lunch break, avoiding travel time, or choosing a meeting style that reduces the effort of attending. Licensed professionals commonly use such options to help sessions fit around work, caregiving, and other daily demands.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Coping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issues Panic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues Workplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

24+ years

Listed in

Indiana, Maine, New Jersey

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, self-esteem, motivation, stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, and related issues.

What is her therapy style like?

Sessions are conversational and practical, using talk and specific exercises to address feelings and behaviors.

How much experience does she have?

She has 24 years of professional experience working with the concerns listed above.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LCSW and practices from Indiana while holding licensure in multiple states.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not accepted at this time.

How are sessions scheduled and what is the cost?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.