- Practical coping strategies
- Focus on relationships
- Twenty years experience
About Bonnie
Bonnie Christensen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of experience helping people who feel worn down by life’s demands. She focuses on practical steps that bring relief for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, and difficulty with relationships. Bonnie speaks plainly and aims to make the first conversations easy to manage for someone who is worried or tired.
Bonnie’s work grew from both professional training and personal life experience that showed how easy it is to carry too much for too long. She often meets people who are reliable and capable on the outside but exhausted inside. In sessions she helps people slow down, name what’s happening, and start to untangle what feels overwhelming.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. Those methods are used to clarify thoughts and feelings, improve relationships, and build everyday coping skills that actually fit into busy lives.
Bonnie helps with a wide range of concerns beyond common mood issues, including abandonment, attachment difficulties, caregiving stress, body image, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication problems, and dissociation. She pays attention to how life roles and responsibilities contribute to emotional strain.
Therapy with Bonnie moves at a pace the client can manage. Sessions focus on what helps someone feel steadier and more connected to themselves again. She practices in Florida and conducts sessions in English.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and it supports choosing actions that match personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and feeling overwhelmed. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing patterns of thinking and behavior through practical exercises and homework. It often helps with worry, low mood, and burnout. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in how people relate and connects current relationship struggles to earlier experiences, which can improve communication and emotional connection.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bonnie will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying strategies, adjusting them, and deciding together what helps most in day-to-day life.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into work and family schedules, reduce travel time, and let people use quieter surroundings or a shorter check-in when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT exercises for remote sessions so clients keep making progress while balancing other responsibilities.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Bonnie help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, and relationship difficulties, along with related concerns such as abandonment, caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image, and dissociation.
What is Bonnie's therapeutic style like?
Her style is straightforward and supportive, using practical techniques from CBT, ACT, and DBT alongside attachment and client-centered approaches to clarify feelings and build coping skills.
How long has she been practicing?
Bonnie has been practicing for 20 years, bringing long-term clinical experience to help people manage persistent worry and life transitions.
Where is Bonnie located and what are her credentials?
She practices in Florida and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, listed as LMHC.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Bonnie?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.