Professional, faith-friendly counseling on the Western Slope

When choosing a therapist you want to find someone you connect with, who creates a safe space for you and has the expertise to support your counseling needs. Read on to see if we’re a fit . . .

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

I’m Beth Bates, and I consider it a sacred privilege to walk alongside my clients through different seasons and challenges in life. Licensed in the state of Colorado, I work with women and girls, ages fourteen and up. I offer an integrative approach based on scientifically proven theory and methodologies, e.g., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, and Solution Focused Brief Therapy. I am a Christian, licensed clinician and respect a client's preference whether to incorporate faith into therapy.

  • 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 partner with clients to address depression, self-worth, identity and meaning, trauma, grief, ambiguous loss, relationship issues, and life transitions.

  • 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!

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Hope begins in the dark. —Anne Lamott

    • Individual therapy session, 50 minutes – $110

    • Conjoint therapy (client + family member), 60 minutes – $120

    • Initial phone session, 15 minutes – $0

  • The majority of clients are self-pay and appreciate the security and convenience of paying with a credit card (including HSA and FSA) through their secure, client portal.

  • I am credentialed with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Colorado through Carelon Behavioral Health. Please reach out to your payer for behavioral health benefit details and requirements.

Mental health or psychological well-being is an integral part of an individual’s capacity to lead a fulfilling life, including the ability to form and maintain relationships, to study, work or pursue leisure interests, and to make day-to-day decisions about education, employment, housing or other choices. —"Investing in Mental Health," World Health Organization

Contact

Prospective clients
If you have any questions about counseling, feel free to email Beth.

Or to make an appointment, simply click here.

Practice location
Beth Bates, LPC, sees clients in a cozy office inside the main building of First Presbyterian Church Montrose, at 1840 E. Niagara Rd. Virtual appointments are available on a limited basis.

Black Canyon Mental Health LLC has no organizational affiliation with FPC but holds the church and its leadership in the highest regard.