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Rickey Bates

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in CA Licensed Clinical Social Workers, LCSWs, are social workers trained to diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.

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Hi there, I'm Rickey!

I have been practicing as a psychotherapist for over 7 years. My Master's in Social Work focused on Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality and how our different life experiences shape how we navigate our surroundings. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a veteran of the United States Armed Forces, I have extensive experience working with individuals, couples, teenagers, and adults specializing in PTSD, MST, mood disorders, grief, CBT, DBT, Trauma-Informed Mindfulness, and Narrative Therapy are some of my approaches to helping my clients identify their challenges and barriers to their identified problems. I recognize my client's right to self-determination, and I want to empower my clients to collaboratively come up with their obtainable short-term and long-term plans and goals. Let's further explore together how to make better use of the tools we've been working with and perhaps add new additional tools to the toolbox or not. Let's figure out what is and what isn't working in your life so that we can move in a purposeful direction.

About Rickey

Specialities

Addiction
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Dual Diagnosis
LGBTQIA+
Trauma and PTSD
Transgender Issues
Suicidal Ideation
Substance Use
Sexual Orientation
Adolescents/Teens
ADHD
Divorce
Child Abuse or Neglect
Cultural Stress
Drug Abuse
Gender Identity
Grief
Men's Issues
Mood Disorders
Peer Relationships
Thought Disorders
Self-Harming
Self Esteem
Schizophrenia
Relationship Issues
Psychosis
Personality Disorders
Oppositional Defiance

Methods

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Complicated Grief Therapy (CGT)
Trauma Focused
Strength-Based
Solution Focused
Person-Centered
Narrative
Dialectical (DBT)
Gestalt
Mindfulness-Based
Culturally Sensitive
Family Systems
Family Therapy
Gottman Method
Group Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
Psychoanalytic
Psychodynamic
Structural Family Therapy

Practice

License

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Clinical Social Workers, LCSWs, are social workers trained to diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.

Accepted insurance providers

Aetna, Cigna, Optum, Anthem, MHN, Kaiser Permanente (Southern Ca), Tricare West, and Blue Shield of CA

Languages spoken

English

Allyship

LGBTQIA+ aligned

Session Information

Video session
60 minutes

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