Description
Welcome! This online support group is designed to provide a place of connection for women navigating life with chronic pain or chronic illness. For 8 weeks, we will meet together online for a combination of learning new tools and processing the challenges of chronic illness. You can expect to learn new techniques to help you stop simply surviving and start thriving! These tools include grounding techniques, breathing exercises, distress tolerance tools, trauma informed Cognitive Behavioral therapy, dialectical thinking and Acceptance and Commitment therapy tools.
Women who could benefit from this group are navigating life with chronic illness or chronic pain such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, Ehlers Danlos syndrome, chronic pelvic pain, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, autoimmune disorders, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Many times, women who are dealing with the ups and downs of chronic illness feel extremely isolated. This is a space to not only learn tools to thrive in the face of these challenges but also connect with other incredibly strong women who truly understand what you are going through.
I am so thrilled to create this space and look forward to speaking with you to see if this group would be the right fit! We will be meeting on Tuesdays at 6:00-7:15 in 8 week cycles. Each session is $150 and a superbill for out of network benefits is available upon request. Limited sliding scale spots available: $100, $115, $125.
Group Therapist
Kelsey Bates is a licensed professional counselor specialized in working within the women's health niche. Kelsey founded Women's CBT, PLLC with the goal of meeting women where they are, supporting them in the midst of pain and providing tools for them to stop just surviving and start thriving. Kelsey's clients have women's health issues such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, chronic illness, infertility, perinatal mental health, autoimmune issues, hypermobility spectrum disorders and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, dysautonomia and POTS, long covid as well as anxiety, depression, grief and loss. She is also specialized in women's health issues such as pelvic pain, sexual trauma and birth trauma. Kelsey has obtained specialized training from Postpartum Support International to support new and soon to be moms navigate postpartum depression or anxiety during pregnancy, as well as birth trauma.
Kelsey utilizes a client centered approach, rooted in psychodynamic processing, trauma informed Cognitive Behavioral techniques, Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness tools. She is also trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy, a highly effective cognitive behavioral approach to treating trauma and PTSD.
Kelsey earned her Master's degree from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her residency for licensure in New York City, working in both non-profit and private practice settings. Kelsey received training from the Ellis Institute in Manhattan in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and is recognized as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, National Certified Counselor and member of the American Counseling Association.
Kelsey is licensed to work with individuals in New York and the greater Washington D.C. area utilizing telehealth. Women's CBT provides both individual and group therapy for women and teen girls navigating chronic illness.
