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Meet Your Therapist

Licensed Independent Social Worker- I.2405252

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WHO I WORK WITH

  • Adults and young adults

  • BIPOC individuals

  • LGBTQIA+ individuals

  • First Responders 

  • High-achieving professionals

  • Individuals exploring non-monogamy (ENM/CNM)

Leona Bates, LISW

MODALITIES AND CERTIFICATIONS 

  • ​Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

  • EMDR Therapy Training: Part I, Institute for Creative Mindfulness

  • Acceptance and Committment Therapy (ACT)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)

  • Solution Focused Therapy

  • Relational Therapy

My Approach

My approach to therapy is thoughtful, collaborative, and grounded in real life. I care about insight, but I also care about what you do with it. Because awareness is powerful, but awareness plus intentional action is what actually creates change.

I created this practice with the belief that becoming better isn’t about becoming someone completely different. It’s about coming back to yourself; just with more clarity, more self-trust, and more choice in how you move through the world.

And honestly? That process doesn’t always look impressive from the outside.

Sometimes it looks like setting a boundary and feeling guilty about it.
Sometimes it’s choosing rest when everything in you says “keep going.”
Sometimes it’s noticing a pattern and deciding, even in a small way, to respond differently.

That’s the work we do here.

I see therapy as a space where you can slow down enough to make sense of your experiences, understand your patterns without judgment, explore and process hard things, build tools that actually support your day-to-day life, and maybe even laugh a little while doing so. 

You don’t need to come in with a perfect explanation or a clear goal. You just need a willingness to be curious and a little bit honest.

This Is For You If:

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You're done reacting and ready to respond.

You’re tired of repeating the same patterns.

You’re choosing growth over comfort.

Your standards just went up.

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Becoming better starts with one small step toward understanding yourself.

Becoming Better Therapy, LLC  

leona@becomingbettertherapy.com  

Phone number: 216-200-6771

VA: License No. 0904015473

OH: License No. I.2405252

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