4215 Highway 2, Wellington, NS, B2T 1A3, Canada
Phone: 902-860-3861; Fax: 902-576-3222
Judith Singer Bates has over 30 years of experience in the field of clinical social work. She works with individuals desiring to make changes in their lives. She has extensive training in the treatment of abuse, trauma and dissociative disorders. Judith works with couples and individuals. Her practice is LGBT friendly.
Judith is trained in a variety of techniques, including Modern Psychoanalysis, hypnosis and Ego-State Therapy. Unprocessed memories and trauma lead us to repeat our past and thus we make the same mistakes over and over again. Repetition leads us to feel helpless, victimized and not in control of our lives. Learning to put all of our thoughts and feelings into words with someone who is attuned to you, fully present and non-judgmental, leads to positive change.
Judith’s training as a certified Imago Relationship Therapist provides couples, either individually or together, a way to understand their own wounding. In session, couples learn to communicate safely by using the Intentional Dialogue, a key component of Imago Relationship Therapy. This helps them to appreciate their partner’s wounding and thus to alter behaviours that lead to conflict. When each partner feels safe in the relationship, healing and connection can occur.
Her private practice is in Wellington, Nova Scotia, 10 minutes from Bedford and 30 minutes from Halifax (see directions). Her office on Fletchers Lake provides a safe and tranquil setting for healing and change to occur.
Judith also regularly conducts sessions over the phone, for clients unable to attend them in person.
Many insurance companies provide coverage for treatment offered by clinicians with a Master’s in Social Work. As well, for committed clients who are unable to pay the full fee, she offers a sliding scale. Clients may contact her directly by phone or e-mail. A physician’s referral is not necessary.
