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Alexis Bates, LCSW, CSW

  • Experience4 years
  • LocationColorado
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Alexis

Alexis Bates is a licensed clinical social worker in Colorado who specializes in supporting adults coping with anxiety, stress, relationship strain, and life transitions. She combines mind-body practices with talk-based work to help people build resilience, reclaim confidence, and find greater ease in daily life.

Background and approach

With four years of clinical experience, Alexis emphasizes practical tools that address both emotional patterns and the body’s role in stress responses. Her approach draws on somatic methods to help regulate the nervous system and Internal Family Systems principles to explore the internal parts that influence behavior and self-image.

Attachment-informed perspectives and mindfulness practices are woven into her work to strengthen self-compassion and clearer relational patterns. Alexis frames therapy as collaborative, offering steady guidance while teaching skills clients can use between sessions to manage overwhelming feelings and move toward a more purposeful, grounded life.

Integrating Parts Work and Somatic Tools in Online Care

Alexis commonly uses Internal Family Systems to help clients gently explore the different parts of themselves - the protective, vulnerable, and critical responses that shape thoughts and behavior - which can be useful for anxiety, self-esteem, and relationship concerns. She also draws on Somatic Therapy techniques to attend to how stress and trauma show up in the body, teaching grounding and regulation practices to ease physical tension and strengthen emotional resilience.

Choosing the best approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Alexis treats the decision as collaborative. She partners with clients to identify goals, experiment with strategies, and adjust methods when something is not helping, so treatment is tailored to each person’s needs and preferences.

Online therapy with Alexis uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexible access to care. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work and family life, practice skills between meetings, and maintain continuity of support when in-person visits would be difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt somatic and parts-based work to remote settings, offering practical tools clients can use wherever they are.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can Alexis help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, self-esteem struggles, and coping with life changes, and also focuses on attachment issues, chronic illness or pain, life purpose, self-love, social anxiety, women's issues, and young adult concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends mind-body work with reflective psychotherapy, using somatic tools, mindfulness, attachment perspectives, and Internal Family Systems to address emotional patterns and regulation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Alexis has four years of experience practicing holistic mental health with adults, using body-centered and parts-based approaches to support change.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and is licensed in Colorado under CO LCSW CSW.09930724.
Can clients work with her in languages other than English or from other countries?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are sessions billed and what does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityLife purposeSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyMindfulness TherapySomatic TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

4+ years

Licensed

Colorado

Languages

English