Christine Bates
Licensed Professional Counselor, Board-Certified Telemental Health Provider - LPC-MHSP, BC-TMH
Currently, all client spots are full. See passaticounseling.com for info about free resources offered in my role as a Buddhist minister.
If you seek relief and freedom from painful attachments, trauma, confusion, complicated grief or just plain feeling stuck, I can help. I will help you access your inspiration and energy for change while improving your relationship to the parts of you that fear and resist change. I enjoy helping people see their way clearly when they feel lost. I am an open and respectful therapist for religious minorities and the non-religious, as well as people of traditional religious backgrounds.
We can use a combination of conventional talk therapy and experiential therapies including Brainspotting, a targeted mindfulness practice that allows you to access your natural capacity to heal and create. Many people find it fascinating, whether using it for trauma OR for enhancing performance and creativity.
I utilize teletherapy for individuals and groups of people in Tennessee and Mississippi.
Skills and Expertise
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adjustment to College
Spirituality
Trauma
Relationship Issues
Mindfulness based therapy
Life Purpose
Loss or Grief
Individuation
Family of Origin Issues
Creative Blocks
Codependency
Career Counseling
Emptiness
Meditation
Parenting
Addiction
Abandonment
Anxiety
Body Image
college age
Commitment Issues
Depression
Dissociation
Drug Use
Dual Diagnosis
Eating Disorders
Highly Sensitive Persons
Mindful Eating
Perfectionism
Sexual Addiction
Stress
Substance Use
Treatment Orientation
Contemplative
Meditation
Mindfulness
Humanistic
Writing
Somatic
Modality