Rickey Bates LCSW

Most likely, what you can expect after the first session is focusing on your current symptoms or struggles, as well as saying a bit more about your interpersonal relationships, your interests, your strengths, and your goals, most importantly, in that first session, we will begin establishing a therapeutic connection which is crucial no matter the type of relationship you enter into.

The following methods and tools I utilize in treatment: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Attachment based therapy, Behavioral activation, CBT, CPT, Compassion focused therapy, Couples therapy, DBT, Eclectic therapy, , Emotionally focused therapy, Exposure & response prevention, Family therapy, Family Systems, Gestalt therapy, Gottman therapy, Grief therapy, Humanistic therapy, Integrative therapy, Internal Family Systems, Interpersonal, Meditation / mindfulness, Motivational interviewing, Narrative therapy, Person-centered therapy, Positive psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Solution focused therapy, Somatic therapy, Strength based therapy, Supportive therapy, and Trauma-focused therapy.

• California, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW92673