- Practical coping strategies
- Values-centered work
- Calm supportive space
About Bonnie
Bonnie Christensen is a licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of experience helping people who feel worn out by responsibility and caregiving. She often works with adults who have been the dependable person for others and now feel drained, anxious, or unsure who they are. Her tone is down-to-earth and practical, focused on helping people find steadiness and regain a sense of themselves.
Bonnie notes that stress, life changes, and ongoing responsibility can accumulate until things feel overwhelming. She helps people unpack persistent worry, depression, grief, and patterns that keep repeating in relationships. Many clients arrive feeling stuck or depleted; sessions aim to make what feels tangled feel clearer and more manageable.
Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Client-Centered techniques. Bonnie uses these methods to help people notice unhelpful thinking, get clearer about personal values, and practice small changes that build momentum. She emphasizes a respectful, person-focused way of working rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Practical concerns like caregiver stress, codependency, body image, chronic illness, and attachment issues are included among the problems she addresses. She also supports people facing commitment and communication struggles, control issues, and the emotional fallout from major life transitions.
Sessions are meant to be a place to slow down, speak honestly, and try concrete steps toward feeling steadier. Bonnie encourages taking the first step at a comfortable pace and focuses on building clarity, hope, and workable strategies for day-to-day life.
Online work with ACT and Attachment-informed care
Bonnie draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters to them, and take small meaningful steps toward those values. ACT can help with anxiety, avoidance, and the low motivation that follows burnout.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach helps people understand why they repeat certain relationship behaviors and what they can try instead to feel more connected and secure.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and trial methods that fit your needs and preferences. Together you will decide which techniques to try and adjust them as you go so the work feels useful and realistic.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when days are tight. It can also let people use quieter surroundings, turn off video, or choose sessions that match their energy and bandwidth while still working on the same therapeutic goals offered in person by licensed professionals.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Bonnie commonly help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, relationship patterns, and caregiver strain. Additional focus areas include codependency, attachment issues, body image, chronic illness, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and person-centered with clear, simple steps. She combines cognitive tools with acceptance and values-based work to help people make steady changes.
How much experience does she have?
Bonnie has been practicing for 20 years as a licensed mental health counselor. That experience spans many common life and caregiving stresses.
Where is Bonnie located and licensed?
She is based in Florida and holds a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, listed as LMHC.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to know whether in-person or online sessions are offered.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.