Professional counseling for personal healing and growth

Hi, I’m Beth Bates, and I consider it a sacred privilege to walk alongside people through different seasons and challenges in life. I particularly love working with women and girls (ages fourteen and up).

For a meaningful and productive therapy experience, it’s all about finding the right fit for you—a real connection built on safety, respect, and trust. Reach out—click “Request appointment” below for an introductory phone call to see if we’re a good fit.

Photo of smiling, bespectacled counselor Beth Bates, sunset at the Black Canyon

  • Wife to Dan, mom of Jack and Grace; founder of Black Canyon Mental Health LLC (BCMH)

    Hello! I’m a counselor to fulfill a lifelong sense of compassion for others who are hurting. I’m grateful for years of varied counseling experience and for a surprise career detour as a wordsmith.

    I thank God for persistent waves a grace carrying me through pain and joy, missteps and smart choices, grief and healing, deconstruction and reconstruction—all of which shape and fuel me as a counselor.

  • Human pain and passages

    I see women and girls, ages 14 to 104, to address depression, self-worth, identity and meaning, trauma, grief, ambiguous loss, relationship issues, and life transitions.

    I use an integrated approach applying CBT, SFBT, PCT, DBT, and somatic theory and techniques, depending on the person, their treatment goals, and rhythms of the session.

  • Purdue University, BA, Psychology

    Denver Seminary, MA, Counseling

    Additional coursework and continuing ed. from the University of Colorado at Denver, the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM); the American Counseling Association; Relias; and the Solution-Focused Therapy Institute

    I also have an MFA in creative writing, but that’s another story!