Kathlynn Gates, LCSW

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Los Angeles, CA. Works with Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD and Relationship Issues. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Trauma and PTSD
• Relationship Issues
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions
• Self Esteem

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• Gottman MethodA couples therapy built on research into what makes relationships last. Works on friendship, handling conflict and shared meaning.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• SomaticBody-focused therapy that pays attention to physical sensations, posture and breathing, on the view that stress and trauma are held in the body as well as the mind.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD, Relationship Issues, Addiction, ADHD, Alcohol Use, Bipolar Disorder, Body Image, Borderline Personality (BPD), Coping Skills, Depression, Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, Eating Disorders, Family Conflict, Grief, LGBTQ+, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Narcissistic Personality (NPD), Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Personality Disorders, Self Esteem, Substance Use, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Optum, Oscar Health, Oxford, Sutter, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Wellfleet

Fees

Individual sessions $150, couple sessions $170; sliding scale available

Payment methods

Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Wire, Zelle

Ages

Children (6 to 10), Preteen, Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Languages

English

Education & qualifications