Karen Prince Littlejohn - B.S CJ

Graicine Bates is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) with a strong passion for supporting children and families through compassionate, developmentally appropriate mental health care. She earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Capella University, graduating with honors.

Her professional background includes working as a Psychiatric Nursing Assistant in a large residential facility for adolescents, a Registered Behavior Technician providing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and a Behavioral Health Associate. These experiences laid the foundation for her role as a Psychiatric Consultant with Norton Children’s, where she supported crisis management services for youth and families.

Graicine’s diverse clinical experience has allowed her to work with children in a variety of settings, including residential treatment, behavioral health programs, and crisis intervention services. Through her work in both Texas and Kentucky, she has gained valuable insight into the complex emotional, behavioral, and environmental challenges children and families face.

These roles strengthened her skills in emotional regulation support, behavioral intervention, and collaborative family-centered care.

Graicine utilizes a person-centered approach and integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with expressive techniques to meet children where they are developmentally and emotionally. She believes that children communicate in many ways—not only through words—and incorporates creative, age-appropriate strategies that help them feel safe and understood.

She provides both individual and family therapy services, focusing on building coping skills, improving communication, strengthening emotional awareness, and fostering healthy family dynamics.

Graicine is committed to creating a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where children feel comfortable exploring their thoughts, emotions, and concerns. She has witnessed firsthand the powerful and lasting impact that compassionate, accessible mental health care can have on a child’s confidence, resilience, and future.Her goal is to help children feel empowered as they grow, heal, and develop the tools they need to thrive emotionally and socially.