Dr. Tarra Bates-Duford, PhD, LMFT, CMFSW, CRS

Dr. Bates-Duford is the CEO and founder of Family Matters Counseling Group in Raleigh, NC & Orlando, FL. She has engaged in extensive work and research on familial relationships, family trauma, and dysfunctions. She is known for her work with traumatic experience and symptom re-emergence. With nearly 20 years in the field of behavioral sciences, she has been instrumental in her work with stabilizing families, helping individuals and families navigate the challenges of mental illness, as well as victims of abuse/ trauma, reprocess the memory of the trauma in a manners that no longer paralyzes nor interferes with daily functioning. She is an accomplished author of children’s books covering topics such as, conduct disorder, ADHD, parenting a child with special needs, and trauma.

Dr. Bates-Duford has a PhD in Forensic Psychology, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Certified Relationship Expert (APA #15221), and a Certified Master Forensic Social Worker. She has conducted research, therapy, and training on sexual trauma.

Dr. Bates-Duford has appeared on 20/20 "The John Benet Ramsey Story", Investigation Discovery "Evil Lives Here", https://medium.com/authority-magazine/young-social-impact-heroes-why-and-how-dr-tarra-bates-duford-decided-to-change-our-world-4fc0da3f8f50. https://www.yourtango.com/experts/dr-tarra-batesduford/signs-trauma-bonding-and-how-break-the-cycle. https://foreverymom.com/marriage/domestic-abuse-hiding-shadows-covid-19/. https://wisemind.com/series/ch...

Sub-specialites:

Familial Dysfunction and family legacies pertaining to abuse. Incest and family secrets