Floyetta Bates

Hi! You can call me Flo, I am a LPC and I received my masters in Clinical Mental Health and bachelor of arts in Psychology from Texas A&M University-Commerce now known as East Texas A&M. I am the mom of a gremlin, I mean toddler and an XL fur baby. As a therapist my main focus is to take your jumbled thoughts and streamline them. I have experience with kids and adults, from 5 to 65 ranging in a variety of treatment areas. I did a lot of my ground work in mental health hospitals and outpatient PHP/IOP, but my passion is individual counseling. We can laugh, we can cry, we can have dark humor, but most importantly together, we will create some sort of Peace of Mind.

Therapy modalities aren't a one size fits all, but a language we all understand is laughter. I have a slightly confrontational style to therapy, as I will challenge you when something doesn't quite add up, but I'll also be your cheerleader. I use many analogies that sometimes I come up with completely on the spot, some from TV/movies/music, and I am also chronically online so TikTok. You are in the driver seat of your life and I am passenger princess as I help you with the navigation system.

I start many therapy sessions with "what's up with ya", "how ya doing?", and my personal favorite "talk to me", so expect me to allow you to guide the therapy sessions, AFTER we do your intake assessment.