Laura Bates, RCC
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Clinical Counsellor
- Woman
Accepting new patients
Provider's hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
5:30 pm
-
7:30 pm
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
5:30 pm
-
7:30 pm
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
Closed
Saturday
7:30 am
-
11:00 am
Provider information
Description
Laura is an experienced clinician with a background in addictions and Child & Youth Care. She uses therapeutic methods such as Narrative Therapy, CBT, EMDR, and person-centered approaches to support children, youth, and families. Laura is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and empowering space where clients can explore challenges, build resilience, and develop emotional well-being. With a strengths-based and collaborative approach, she helps individuals and groups navigate life’s difficulties and achieve personal growth.
Conditions
- Abuse
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Binge eating disorder (eating disorders)
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotional Abuse
- Fears / Phobias
- Geriatric Counselling
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- Infidelity
- Mood disorders
- Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
- Panic disorder
- Parenting
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
Services
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Exposure and response prevention
- Exposure Therapy
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
- Feminist therapy
- Life Coaching
- Narrative therapy
- Person-centered therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Teen mental health
- Trauma informed care
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- Children (under 12)
- Couples
- Families
- LGBTQ2+
- Seniors (65+)
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- English
Professional designations
- Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Education
- Bachelor's in Child and Youth Care (CYC), UVIC, 2012
- Master's in Counselling, City University, 2022
Professional associations
- British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors
Facility: The Budding Elm: Counselling & Consultation Services Inc.
Summary
The Budding Elm is committed to building an inclusive and diverse community, welcoming people of all backgrounds. Counselling services at The Budding Elm are designed to strengthen self-esteem & self-confidence while promoting positive mental health and addressing issues that impede client quality of life. Services are broad which include: assessment & diagnosis, school observation, community partnership & mental health support. The Budding Elm offers Individual, Family, & Group Counselling while our consultation services include clinical-focused programs for family and community.
Business hours
Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
8:30 am
-
6:00 pm
Tuesday
8:30 am
-
6:00 pm
Wednesday
8:30 am
-
6:00 pm
Thursday
8:30 am
-
6:00 pm
Friday
8:30 am
-
6:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am
-
1:00 pm
Services & supplies
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Art therapy
- Career counseling
- Christian counseling
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Cognitive processing therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Emotionally focused therapy
- Existential therapy
- Exposure and response prevention
- Exposure Therapy
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
- Family counselling
- Family systems therapy
- Feminist therapy
- Forgiveness therapy
- Group counselling
- Integrative therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Life Coaching
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Mental health reactivation
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Multicultural therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
- Person-centered therapy
- Play therapy
- Positive psychology
- Prolonged exposure therapy
- Psychoanalytic therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Psychological testing and evaluation
- Rational emotive behavior therapy
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Social recovery therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Somatic therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Structural family therapy
- Teen mental health
- The Gottman method
- Therapeutic intervention
- Trauma informed care
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Amenities
- Close to public transit
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Wheelchair accessible
