Free Spirit Counseling

Group practice

Last Updated 30+ days ago

Provider Types

This is a group practice with multiple providers, including:

Clinical Social Work/Therapists
Counselors
Drug & Alcohol Counselors
Licensed Mental Health Counselors
Licensed Professional Counselors
Marriage & Family Therapists

Ms. Sara Bates is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervision Designation trained in Trauma-Informed Care, Gender-Affirming and Sex Positive Therapy (writing medical letters for Transgender clients), CBT, DBT, and EMDR; treating both adolescents and adult populations. Her clinical approach is to meet the client where they are, by building on personal strengths and supporting them through life’s difficult challenges.

At this time, this Clinician only sees client Virtually, via telehealth video and/or telephone, depending on client needs.

Specialties

Addiction Alcohol Misuse or Abuse Anger management Anxiety Behavioral Issues Bias and Discrimination Body Image Career Concerns College adjustment Community Violence Cultural Adjustment Depression Divorce Drug Addiction Dual diagnosis Emotional Regulation Existential Challenges / Crises Family Conflict Gender Identity Grief and Loss Identity Development Infertility Internet Addiction Life Transitions Marital and Premarital counseling Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Parenting Perfectionism Phobias Pregnancy and Postpartum Race Based Trauma Racial Identity Relationship Issues Religion or Spirituality Self-esteem Sexual Abuse Sexual Assault Sexual Health Sexuality Sexual Orientation Sleep Social Anxiety Social Isolation Stress Stress from Academics Substance Abuse Suicidality Trauma & PTSD

Insurance & Payment

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In-Network Insurance Plans

Free Spirit Counseling is in network for the following plans:

Anthem CareSource Cigna and Evernorth Medicaid 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.

NPI Number

1720599798

Rates

First session	$175
Ongoing sessions	$125

Practice Hours

Monday	--
Tuesday	8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday	8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday	8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Friday	8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday	8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday	--

Treatment Approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Animal Assisted Therapy Attachment-based Biofeedback Body positivity Career Counseling Client-Centered / Rogerian Therapy (CCT) Coaching Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) Compassion Focused Culturally Sensitive Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) EMDR Emotionally Focused Therapy Emotion-focused therapy Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Exposure Therapy Expressive Arts Family Systems Feminist Gestalt Gottman Method Holistic Humanistic Integrative Internal Family Systems (IFS) Meditation Mind-Body Mindfulness Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Motivational Interviewing Multicultural Narrative Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Parent Coaching Person-Centered Positive Psychology Prolonged Exposure Therapy Relational Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Strength-Based Structural Family Therapy Supportive Transpersonal Trauma Focused

Modalities

Couples Family Individuals

Age Groups

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

Communities

Activists Artists Athletes First-Gen Immigrants International Kink / BDSM LGBQ+ People of Color Polyamorous Trans non-binary gender fluid Undocumented Veterans

Meeting Options

Video sessions available

Qualifications

License(s): OH-I.1901479-SUPV

More About Us

Languages Spoken: English
Race(s): White
Gender(s): Woman
Sexual Orientation(s): Straight
Religion(s): Christian, Unitarian Universalist

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