Meet Dr. Kerri Bates

Kerri Bates, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist dually licensed in Texas and Oklahoma. She is currently practicing part-time at Graham Psychological Associates, while also balancing involvement with family, church, and community. She believes she has the “best of both worlds” by being able to do work that she is passionate about, while also getting to wear the “stay at home mom” hat.

Dr. Bates attended graduate school at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology where she obtained her masters and doctorate in clinical psychology. She then completed her internship in California, and following this completed her postdoctoral residency with a private group practice in South Texas. Dr. Bates then was involved in a private group practice in Enid, Oklahoma. This is where she and her husband and son lived until they decided to return to their roots in North Texas. Her husband, Brandon Bates, is also a psychologist from Graham. Dr. Bates was raised in Lakeside City (outside of Wichita Falls) and attended all twelve years at Holliday ISD. They both appreciate the benefits of small town living, and have chosen to raise their family in Graham for this reason.

Dr. Bates utilizes varying methods of therapy (individual, group, and family) to help individuals express their concerns and conflicts and improve their quality of life. Solution Focused, Cognitive Behavioral, and Family Systems therapy approaches are used to help individuals adjust to changes in their lives, understand themselves, cope with difficulties or losses, decrease problematic symptomology, and to overall improve their lives. She provides therapy, assessment, and consultation services for children, adolescents, families, adults, and the elderly.

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