- Family challenges
- Trauma and grief
- Stress and mood
About Felicia
Felicia Bates is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 24 years of experience. She practices in Indiana and focuses on helping people manage family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and motivation. She speaks English and aims to treat each person with respect and sensitivity.
Her background includes long-term clinical work across several settings. She uses a mix of approaches to match the needs of the person in front of her rather than a single method. Sessions are designed around what the client hopes to change, whether that is reducing anxiety, navigating a breakup, or coping with caregiving stress.
In practice she emphasizes straightforward conversation and practical steps. She listens first, then works with clients to set small, achievable goals. Techniques may include examining thought patterns, building awareness of values, and practicing skills for emotional regulation.
Bates helps people sort through complex family and relationship issues, including blended family challenges, adoption and foster care concerns, and family of origin problems. She also supports people facing illness, caregiver strain, and life transitions like divorce or aging-related change.
Her work can include addressing mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder, plus stress, anger, and compassion fatigue. She frames therapy as collaborative coaching, where the client’s goals guide the plan and progress is reviewed often.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most to them and take concrete steps toward those values. It can be useful when someone feels stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to act on what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and mood swings. It often involves skill practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide whether ACT, CBT, client-centered listening, or elements of dialectical and mindfulness approaches fit best for the situation.
Confirm the current online session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow people to join from different locations within state practice limits. It can also support shorter check-ins when time is limited or let someone choose audio-only if video isn’t practical. Licensed professionals adapt methods like behavioral experiments, values-based actions, and mindfulness exercises to work in remote sessions as part of an ongoing plan.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Felicia commonly address?
She helps people with family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting issues, career concerns, and mood conditions such as depression and bipolar disorder.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach is conversational and practical. She listens first, then collaborates on small, actionable goals using techniques from several therapies to fit each person.
How much experience does she have?
She has 24 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with community clients on a wide range of issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - and practices in Indiana with licensure also noted in Maine and New Jersey in her background.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.