About Bonnie
Bonnie Spicer is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee. She focuses on practical support for people facing anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, and relationship difficulties. Her style is grounded and approachable, with an emphasis on real skills and steady progress.
Bonnie draws from several evidence-informed approaches to meet people where they are. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also brings acceptance and commitment ideas to help clients clarify values and take small, meaningful steps.
How Bonnie works
Attachment-based work is used when past relationship experiences affect present relationships. Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-oriented. Clients work on clear strategies for coping with emotions, improving communication, and managing day-to-day demands.
Bonnie also helps with specific problems such as sleep disturbance, eating concerns, compassion fatigue, and career stress. She has seven years of clinical experience and holds a Tennessee LPC credential. She offers a straightforward way of tracking progress through skill practice and check-ins.
Bonnie supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues. Her approach includes attention to life transitions, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and body image concerns. Bonnie helps people build routines and supports that fit their lives.
The work aims to increase resilience and make everyday life more manageable.
Bonnie lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can access online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thinking patterns that feed distress and practicing different behaviors to change outcomes. CBT is often used for stress, sleep problems, mood concerns, and many daily challenges.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship experiences shape current bonds and communication. It can help when past hurt or attachment patterns affect intimacy and trust.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. This is a collaborative process that centers the client's needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people see nonverbal cues and do longer work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, help fit therapy into busy lives, and let people choose the format that best fits their routine and comfort.
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