About Jonnie
Jonnie MiddletonLotte is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on practical, person-centered care. She draws on 25 years of experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, and recovery from trauma and abuse. She uses straightforward talk and focused exercises to help people find relief from overwhelming emotions.
Sessions often include learning coping skills, practicing new ways to handle distress, and setting small goals that fit daily life.
Background and approach
The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. MiddletonLotte has a long history working with people affected by addiction, post-traumatic stress, obsessive and compulsive patterns, and personality-related challenges. She also supports those facing medical illness, chronic pain, aging concerns, and life transitions such as divorce and loss.
Her approach blends several established methods including cognitive behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behavior skills, client-centered listening, and EMDR for trauma work. She adapts techniques to each person’s needs and pace. Clients can expect a collaborative process where the therapist listens first, then helps build practical skills for emotion regulation and problem-solving.
Her work emphasizes clear steps, real-world strategies, and attention to values and life purpose. Sessions are offered from Arkansas and conducted in English. MiddletonLotte brings long-term clinical experience to people seeking steady, skills-focused support through difficult life challenges.
Approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and aligning actions with what matters most. It helps when overwhelming thoughts or avoidance keep someone from living in line with their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, examines unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches concrete skills to change them. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and mood symptoms. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach that guides people through processing painful memories and reducing their emotional impact.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and past experiences, and then tailor a plan. This is collaborative - techniques are adjusted if they don’t fit or if different needs emerge over time.
Online sessions offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel options. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and skills practice, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text-based messaging can help with short reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a routine and to maintain consistent progress with therapeutic tools.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Arkansas
- Languages
- English