About Mindy
Mindy Battles is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) based in Ohio who uses client-centered care to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. She draws on practical methods to make sessions feel approachable and down-to-earth. Mindy aims to meet people where they are and build a plan that fits their needs and comfort level.
She blends cognitive behavioral ideas with acceptance-based practices to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small, doable changes.
How Mindy works
Dialectical behavior strategies add skills for handling strong emotions and improving day-to-day coping. Attachment-informed work helps explore how earlier relationships shape current patterns and reactions. Mindy has a decade of experience as a social worker and focuses on concerns often linked with aging, caregiving, and serious life transitions.
That background informs how she talks about grief, hospice and end-of-life issues, dementia-related stress, and caregiver burden. She also supports people facing trauma, abuse, mood disorders, ADHD, and relationship or communication problems. Sessions are conversational and practical.
Expect clear, simple tools you can try between meetings. Mindy emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and collaboration when shaping a plan. She welcomes people who are ready to take steps toward change and offers flexible online formats to fit varied schedules.
Mindy works to help each person find steady, manageable progress rather than quick fixes.
Mindy lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Mindy works with
The areas below are the ones Mindy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
How specific approaches come alive online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites people to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and to pick actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, life transitions, and finding purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. It is often used for panic, depression, and stress management. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication when emotions run high.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, needs, and how they prefer to work. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different days and routines. Video is useful for face-to-face interaction and longer sessions. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messages work well for quick check-ins, skill practice, or shorter exchanges between meetings. These options offer flexibility to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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