Bonnie Christensen, LMHC

Bonnie Christensen is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of experience helping people who feel worn out by responsibility and life change. She focuses on common concerns like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, and relationship patterns. Her style is down-to-earth and practical, aimed at making therapy feel manageable and real.

Bonnie often meets people who have been the dependable one for years and now wonder how they became so drained. She listens for what has been carrying you down and works to identify clear, doable steps to lighten that load. Sessions are meant to help you regain energy and a sense of direction.

Her work draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and client-centered methods. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns, clarify values and goals, and shape sessions around each person’s needs. Mindfulness and skills practice are used when helpful.

Bonnie supports adults coping with grief, burnout, persistent worry, depression, and relationship challenges. She also addresses concerns like attachment issues, codependency, caregiver strain, chronic illness stress, and body image. The emphasis is on practical changes rather than labels.

When someone starts therapy, Bonnie focuses on building a steady pace and clear goals. She encourages open, honest conversation without pressure to have things figured out. The aim is to help people feel steadier, more connected, and better able to handle life’s demands.

Based in Florida, Bonnie brings two decades of clinical experience to sessions and tailors her approach to each person’s situation. If you want straightforward support for feeling less overwhelmed, she offers collaborative work toward renewed balance and hope.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small actions toward those values. It’s useful for anxiety, feeling stuck, and making forward progress when life feels overwhelming.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and ongoing relationship patterns affect current connections. It can help people recognize recurring relationship behaviors and try new ways of relating that feel safer and more fulfilling.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying practical tools, reflecting on what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed.

If you expect to use online sessions, please confirm which formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some people find it simpler to try skills between sessions while staying in their everyday routines. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, mindfulness practice, and cognitive or behavioral work to an online setting so therapy remains focused and actionable.