Services & Specilization

Contact Dr. Bates to discuss assessment and consultation services including diagnostic assessments and consultation on care for people with eating and body image issues.  Dr. Bates uses ongoing assessment to monitor clients progress in treatment.

Dr. Bates' primary activity is providing attentive, specialized psychotherapy for individual adults and for young adults.  Dr. Bates utilizes evidence-based treatment. She finds that using techniques and insights from learning-based psychotherapy models leads to effective care without rigid adherence to a research-based protocol.  Individual care is tailored to a clients challenges and goals.

Dr. Bates occasionally offers group psychotherapy for adults with eating and body image issues including relationship-based groups and behavioral change based groups including DBT and ACT-informed groups.  

Meetings in-person offered. in Chapel Hill.  Spacious office equipped with HEPA air filtration.  

Dr. Bates is a Licensed Psychologist in North Carolina and Michigan. Telehealth clients are welcome to attend in office sessions when possible.  

Authority for Interjuristictional Practice (APIT) and E. Passport enables Dr. Bates to provide telehealth services in multiple states and territories.