Felicia Bates

Felicia Bates is a licensed clinical social worker with long-term practice across several states and 24 years of experience. She works with people facing grief, family conflict, trauma, and changes that shake daily life. Felicia communicates with respect and patience, and she aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and understandable.

Her approach is practical and direct. Sessions focus on what feels most urgent to the person sitting in the room. She listens first, then helps shape a plan that fits each person's circumstances and goals. That plan can include short-term coping tools and longer-term work on patterns that cause pain.

Felicia draws on several evidence-based methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness strategies. She uses these tools to help people cope with anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, and the stress that comes from caring for others. She also works with parenting and communication struggles, caregiver stress, and issues that arise around aging or serious illness, including hospice and end-of-life counseling.

People meet her for help with self-esteem, motivation, anger, career transitions, or relationship struggles. She also supports those dealing with domestic violence histories, abandonment, and family of origin problems. Sessions are shaped around each person's pace and priorities.

Felicia holds LCSW credentials and practices in Indiana. She invites anyone who is ready to begin to take the next step and offers a straightforward process to get started.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking steps toward what matters to them. It is useful for grief, chronic stress, and times when values and actions feel out of sync.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and problem-solving around life changes.

Mindfulness Therapy uses present-moment awareness and simple exercises to reduce reactivity and build calmer attention. This approach is often paired with other methods to support coping with grief, caregiver strain, and relationship stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or blend methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. That process can begin by trying a few techniques and adjusting as progress is observed.

If you are considering online work, confirm the specific session formats before booking since they were not listed in the biography. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins during work breaks, and remove travel time. Others appreciate being able to use audio-only meetings when bandwidth is low or to reduce camera time. Ask about the available options to see what best fits your routine and needs.