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Bonnie Spicer

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Bonnie Spicer, LPC

Tennessee

Licensed counselor - anxiety and relationships

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Where Bonnie stands

Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Tennessee / 5957
NPI
1992292981
Experience
7 years
Languages
English
Location
Tennessee

About

  • ACT and CBT
  • DBT skills
  • Attachment focus

About Bonnie

Bonnie Spicer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee with seven years of experience. She works directly with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship strain, grief, and codependency concerns. She also helps clients dealing with ADHD, bipolar issues, caregiving stress, and intimacy-related difficulties.

Bonnie uses clear, practical methods in sessions. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), attachment-based ideas, and client-centered work. Sessions often focus on skills for managing intense feelings, improving communication, and setting boundaries without shaming the client.

Clients can expect conversations that identify what patterns get in the way of feeling better. Bonnie helps people notice repeated responses to stress and practice different choices. She includes coaching elements for career, parenting, sleep, or eating concerns when relevant.

Her background includes supporting people through trauma, addiction recovery, and the stress of caregiving or chronic illness. Bonnie also works with issues tied to abandonment, attachment, body image, and blended family challenges. Over seven years she has combined psychotherapy and practical problem-solving to help clients handle life changes.

Sessions are offered in English and take place under her Tennessee LPC credential. People who want to start are asked to use the site's online booking flow to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session. The cost varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How sessions work

How Bonnie uses different approaches in online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values despite difficult emotions. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and getting unstuck from avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing more useful ways of thinking and behaving. It is commonly used for anxiety, mood concerns, sleep, and problems with daily routines. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current responses to closeness and conflict and can help people with intimacy and codependency-related patterns.

Choosing the best approach is usually a collaborative process. Bonnie will work with each person to try out methods that match their goals, current problems, and what feels manageable. She adjusts pacing and techniques based on what helps the client learn new ways of coping.

The therapist's biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten check-ins on tough days, or use phone-based meetings when a quieter connection is needed. Many people find that doing therapy from their usual routines helps them practice new skills between sessions.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Listed in

Tennessee

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction-related issues, codependency, grief, relationship strain, and related concerns such as ADHD and caregiving stress.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style mixes practical skills work and client-centered conversation. She draws on ACT, CBT, DBT, and attachment-based ideas to help people change unhelpful patterns.

How much experience does she have?

Bonnie has seven years of clinical experience as a practicing counselor in Tennessee.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee.

In which language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not accepted at this time.

What session formats are available?

The original biography did not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking through the site.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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