MS. LAURA LEIGH GATES, LCSW
Social Work at Desert Canyon Rd, Wickenburg, AZ

Owner at Laura L. Gates, LCSW, Individual, Couples, and Family Therapy at Hassayampa Center For Families

Mental Health Care

Laura L. Gates, LCSW - Owner Hassayampa Center For Families since Jan 2011 - Individual, Couples, and Family Therapy Remuda Ranch - Wickenburg, AZ Oct 2011 - Jun 2013 - Director of Social Services

University of Pennsylvania 1984 - 1987
University of Pennsylvania 1984 - 1987
Master in Social Work, Social Work with Families

Banner Del Webb Hospital
Psychiatric Social Worker The Family Institute of Westchester Caron Foundation Group Therapist
Group Therapist Family Guidance Center
Mental Health Casemanagement Supervisor Inpatient
Caseworker, Casemanager/Crisis Worker, Therapist Lodge Inc
Chief Residential Coordinator, Acting Executive Director Wernersville State Hospital
Clinical Intern

Family Institute of Westchester
Teaching Fellowship Family Institute of Westchester
Family Therapy Training University of Pennsylvania
MSW Kutztown University
BSW

Private Practice
Owner The Family Institute of Westchester
Faculty Remuda Ranch - Wickenburg, AZ
Director of Social Services Banner Del Webb Hopsital MedPsychGeriatric Unit - Sun City West, AZ
Psychiatric Social Worker Private Practice - Stratford, CT
Owner Service Access and Management
Group Therapist Family Guidance Center
Mental Health Case-management Supervisor Lodge Inc
Inpatient caseworker, Case-manager/Crisis Worker, Therapist Wernersville State Hospital
Chief Residential Coordinator, Acting Executive Director Wernersville State Hospital - Wernersville, PA
Clinical Intern

Family Institute of Westchester
Teaching Fellowship Family Institute of Westchester
Family Therapy Training University of Pennsylvania
MSW Kutztown University
BSW

Marriage & Family Therapy, Social Work

Addiction, Adjustment Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, Eating Disorders, Grief or Loss, Infertility, Parenting, Relational Problems, Stress, Trauma

English

Family therapy is an approach to working with individuals, couples, and families that views problems within the context of the family system. Family therapists recognize difficulties result from many factors,view problems from a relationship perspective, and target their interventions to create relationship change. Five Ways Therapy Can Help: Broadens your perspective;Enables you to get unstuck;Helps you to be less reactive;Teaches you how to negotiate conflict;Promotes satisfying relationships