About Bonnie
Bonnie Christensen is a licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of experience. She centers therapy on practical tools and steady support to help people feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or worn down. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, focused on what helps someone feel steadier in daily life.
Bonnie often meets people who have spent a long time being the dependable one. She listens for what has become heavy or routine and helps identify small changes that reduce stress and restore energy.
How Bonnie works
Sessions aim to clarify what matters most and build habits that support those goals. Her work draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and client-centered methods. That means conversations focus on thoughts and behaviors that get in the way, values-based goals, and treating the person with respect and empathy.
Mindfulness and practical skills are used when helpful. Bonnie also addresses relationship patterns, grief, low self-esteem, and the strain of caregiving or chronic health challenges. She pays attention to attachment and early relationship wounds when they influence current struggles.
The goal is to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression and increase a sense of agency and connection. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Bonnie works with each person to set a comfortable pace and clear steps for change.
Starting therapy begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.
Bonnie lists 17 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)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Bonnie works with
The areas below are the ones Bonnie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on concrete patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaches steps to change them. It is helpful for worry, low mood, and problem-solving in daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bonnie will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, then tailor methods together. That collaborative process makes sure sessions match what the person needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offers flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text are useful for quick check-ins, shorter reflections, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and continue momentum between sessions.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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