About Bonnie
Bonnie Spicer is a licensed professional counselor in Tennessee who focuses on practical, person-centered therapy. She helps people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and substance use with clear, steady support. Bonnie uses down-to-earth language and direct tools so clients can take small steps that add up to real change.
Bonnie blends several approaches to fit each person's needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and act on them.
Background and approach
Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and emotional safety. Sessions are oriented toward what matters most to the client. Bonnie helps people build coping skills for sleep, eating, anger, and work stress.
She also supports those facing grief, trauma, addiction, or major life shifts with practical strategies and steady guidance. Her practice pays attention to issues that often occur together, such as chronic illness and caregiver stress, codependency, or communication problems. Bonnie also offers coaching-style support for career concerns and life transitions when that approach fits the client's goals.
Bonnie has seven years of professional experience as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor. She meets people where they are and works collaboratively to set clear, manageable goals. Sessions aim to increase day-to-day functioning and help clients make meaningful, sustainable changes.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Bonnie commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered techniques when working with people. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts, identify personal values, and take small actions that align with those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety, low mood, or problematic habits. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaboration to help people feel understood and to support their own problem solving.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Bonnie talks with each person about their goals and preferences and uses those conversations to decide which techniques to emphasize. The process is collaborative and can shift over time based on what helps the person make progress.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls work well for in-depth sessions where face-to-face interaction helps. Phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or offer a simpler connection when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are convenient for short check-ins, skill practice, or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into daily life while keeping the focus on consistent, goal-oriented work.
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What this counselor works with
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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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English