Suzanne F

Dr Suzanne F Bates, PhD

Licensed Psychologist

“Highly-skilled with decades of experience providing compassionate, change-oriented, collaborative care moving clients toward living a rich life informed by their values.”

About Me

Bringing decades of experience, Suzanne partners with clients to navigate significant life changes. Her compassionate, collaborative approach focuses on understanding what truly matters to you. Our sessions help you explore your deepest values, then build practical, sustainable pathways forward. This support is ideal for those seeking to actively shape a life aligned with their authentic self.

Approach

Suzanne is a highly-skilled Clinical Psychologist who focuses on translating your values into clear, manageable steps during each session. Suzanne offers services online and in-person in Chapel Hill, NC and Ann Arbor, MI. Suzanne works with adolescents and adults who want to address anxiety, mood difficulties, body-image and/or eating concerns and life transitions who want to achieve actionable, sustainable progress with a support therapist. Suzanne brings warmth and humor to relationships with clients. She creates some structure within sessions where we set a brief agenda, discuss current and ongoing concerns, examine patterns, build skills and set goals for between sessions. Suzanne works with clients to set up short between-session experiences to help bring about and to consolidate change. Sessions move at a comfortable, natural pace.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Eating and body image issues Mood difficulties Anxiety Life tranisitions

Services Offered:

  • Consultation

    An initial meeting with a therapist to discuss concerns, ask questions, and determine whether they are the right fit.

  • Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal psychological testing to identify conditions, understand cognitive and emotional functioning, and guide treatment planning.

  • Psychotherapy

    In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.

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  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Body Image

    How a person perceives, thinks, and feels about their physical appearance. When persistently negative, it can drive distress, avoidance, and disordered eating.

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  • Eating Disorders

    A group of conditions, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, involving disturbed eating behaviours and a distorted relationship with food and body image.

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  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • OCD

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, a condition involving unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours or rituals (compulsions) performed to relieve anxiety.

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Professional Title:

  • Licensed Psychologist

    A psychologist licensed to independently assess, diagnose, and treat psychological conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

North Carolina Board of Psychology; Michigan Board of Psychology; PsyPact Interjuristictional Practice Credential

Licensed Psychologist

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy

Loyola University Chicago, an APA Accredited University

Year: 1990

Memberships

American Psychological Association (APA)

Full Member

Service Areas

off I-40 and 15/501

In-person & Online

Eastowne area

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

United States