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Family Matters Counseling Group

Group practice
Accepting clients Last Updated 13 days ago

Provider Types

This is a group practice with multiple providers, including:

  • Clinical Social Work/Therapists
  • Counselors
  • Drug & Alcohol Counselors
  • Executive Functioning Coachs
  • Licensed Mental Health Counselors
  • Licensed Professional Counselors
  • Licensed Psychoanalysts
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Psychologists

Dr. Bates-Duford has engaged in extensive work and research on familial relationships, family trauma, and dysfunctions. She is known for her work with traumatic experience and symptom re-emergence. With nearly 20 years in the field of behavioral sciences, she has been instrumental in her work with stabilizing families, helping individuals and families navigate the challenges of mental illness, as well as victims of abuse/ trauma, reprocess the memory of the trauma in a manner that no longer paralyzes nor interferes with daily functioning. She is a college professor, an accomplished author of children’s books covering topics such as, conduct disorder, ADHD, parenting a child with special needs, and trauma.
At FMCG we believe in the power of good mental health for both individuals & families. Our goal is to help individuals and families live a meaningful and purposeful life.


Specialties

ADHD Anxiety Depression Grief and Loss Intimate Partner Abuse

In-Network Insurance Plans

Family Matters Counseling Group is in network for the following plans:

1199SEIU Aetna Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Cigna and Evernorth Optum United Behavioral Health UnitedHealthcare
Paperwork:

I can provide you with paperwork for reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network sessions.

Claim Submission:

I will complete and submit paperwork on your behalf for reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network sessions.

NPI Number

1659737237

Rates

First session $175
Ongoing sessions $175
Sliding Scale Offered: A sliding scale fee "slides" to try to meet the needs of clients who are unable to pay the full fee. Details can be discussed upon consultation.

Practice Hours

Monday 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Tuesday 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Thursday 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sunday --

Treatment Approaches

Accelerated Resolution Therapy Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Applied Behavioral Analysis Attachment-based Bowen Family Systems Theory Client-Centered / Rogerian Therapy (CCT) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) Compassion Focused Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Eclectic Emotion-focused therapy Family Systems Forensic Psychology Insight Therapy Positive Psychology Psychoanalytic Psychodynamic Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Strength-Based Structural Family Therapy Trauma Focused

Modalities

Couples Family Individuals

Age Groups

Children (6-10) Preteens (11-12) Adolescents (13-17) Young Adults (18-25) Adults (26-64)

Communities

First-Gen Immigrants Kink / BDSM LGBQ+ People of Color People with Disabilities Polyamorous STEM Undocumented

Meeting Options

Video sessions available

Qualifications

  • License(s): FL-TPMF308, NY-001735

More About Us

  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Race(s): Black or African American, Latinx, Mixed Race
  • Gender(s): Cisgender, Gender Fluid, Gender Non-Conforming, Masc, Non-binary, Transgender, Woman
  • Sexual Orientation(s): Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Pansexual, Straight
  • Religion(s): Baptist, Christian, Nonreligious

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