About Katherine
Katherine Bonham uses a practical, client-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and life transitions. She is a Minnesota LPCC with 13 years in mental health and addictions, and she focuses on skills people can use day to day. Katherine aims for clear, simple work in sessions so families and individuals know what to expect.
She earned a BA in psychology and an MS in counseling, plus a graduate certificate in addictions studies in 2013.
Background and approach
Early work included research on trauma-informed group therapy, which shaped a lasting interest in trauma care. Katherine also holds experience as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor and has worked across many settings in Minnesota. Katherine prefers teaching practical skills and offering straightforward psychoeducation.
She explains what she is doing and why, and helps people practice tools between sessions. Her emphasis is on measurable steps that can reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Her clinical work covers depression, coping with change, self-esteem, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stresses, anger, career issues, and a broad range of addiction-related challenges.
Additional focuses include chronic illness and caregiver stress, blended family and attachment issues, body image, and aging-related concerns. Clients can expect a collaborative, honest style. Katherine values honesty and a willingness to try new strategies in therapy.
Outside of work she stays active, enjoys time with family and her dog, and likes testing new recipes and exploring parks around Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Practical approaches for online healing and skills work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and pace, with the therapist listening closely and adapting to what matters most to the client. It helps people feel heard and shapes the plan around their priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, then teaches concrete steps to change patterns that cause distress. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress where clear tools and homework can make a real difference.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal interactions. It is often used when strong emotions or relationship conflicts make daily life harder.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Katherine will talk with each person about goals, test methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps. This collaborative process aims to match techniques to the individual’s needs and preferences rather than using a single fixed method.
Online therapy lets people connect by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for full sessions that feel like face-to-face meetings. Phone sessions can fit into a break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still using the practical tools and approaches described above.
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What this counselor works with
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- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English