About Eileen
Eileen "Bonnie" Hires is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and stress. She also supports those dealing with trauma, anger, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Her work includes attention to issues related to veterans and armed forces experiences.
Bonnie believes a strong working relationship is the first step in therapy. She listens without judgment and adapts to each person's pace.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and focused on what matters to the client in daily life. Her methods draw from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, client-centered therapy, and mindfulness practices. She blends these approaches to fit a person's needs rather than using a single method for everyone.
With 24 years in the field, Bonnie brings long-term experience in addictions and related concerns like family conflict and co-dependency. She combines that background with a straightforward, respectful style that keeps goals clear and manageable. People can expect guidance on coping skills, behavior changes, and ways to handle strong emotions.
Bonnie aims to help clients find workable steps forward and to build skills they can use between sessions.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and it focuses on actions that reflect personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence each other and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build present-moment awareness.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and daily routine. Sessions can shift over time if different tools are more helpful as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy practical for busy lives. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between appointments. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other commitments while keeping focus on steady progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English