Elizabeth Bates, LCSW

Elizabeth Bates is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 22 years of experience helping children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges. She earned her degree from the State University of New York at Albany in 2004 and has since built a broad clinical background rooted in Gestalt therapy, which emphasizes present-moment awareness and relationships. Bates integrates practical skills such as cognitive behavioral techniques, exposure response methods, mindfulness practices, and psychoeducation when those approaches fit a client’s needs.

Her work focuses on a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, parenting struggles, adult attention challenges, and intimacy-related issues, along with topics like postpartum mood changes, seasonal affective patterns, and challenges around sexuality and identity. She also supports clients dealing with compassion fatigue, career transitions, divorce and separation, narcissistic dynamics, and young adult concerns. Bates aims to collaborate with each person to bring clarity and meaning to difficult patterns and to develop sustainable coping strategies for everyday life.

Clients describe her as genuine, approachable, inclusive, warm, and interactive. She values a collaborative, open-minded atmosphere and often uses humor and lightness to strengthen the therapeutic relationship. Bates welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and focuses on creating a respectful space where individuals can explore personal concerns and work toward a fuller, more present life.