Bonnie Define
Compassionate counselor for relationship and life change
LPC Missouri
- Experience
- 24 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Grief, Intimacy-related issues
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Bonnie
Bonnie Define is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 24 years of clinical experience based in Missouri. She helps people coping with relationship challenges, grief, intimacy concerns, depression, anxiety, chronic stress, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, career questions, and issues around self-esteem and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Additional areas of focus include abandonment, attachment and communication problems, blended family and caregiver stress, codependency, commitment concerns, and family of origin conflicts. Her approach blends practical, evidence-informed techniques with a warm, client-centered attitude.
Bonnie often uses cognitive behavioral strategies to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop new coping skills, and she integrates solution-focused and mindfulness methods to support present-moment coping and goal-directed change.
Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient hospital settings, non-profit agencies, and independent practice, which informs a flexible style suited to crisis intervention as well as longer-term growth. Clients working with Bonnie can expect thoughtful, compassionate dialogue aimed at clarifying goals and building usable tools for everyday life.
She welcomes people ready to explore change and healing and offers multiple session formats to fit different needs and schedules.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Bonnie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients recognize unhelpful thoughts and experiment with alternative thinking and behavioral strategies that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where clients' own goals and values guide the work. When appropriate, mindfulness techniques are added to build present-moment awareness and stress management skills.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and life circumstances and together with the client adapt techniques to fit what feels most useful, whether that means focused skill-building, exploration of patterns, or trauma-informed pacing.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to access care from home or other convenient locations and to choose the format that best supports their schedule and comfort. Licensed professionals can tailor session length, frequency, and materials to fit remote delivery while keeping the therapeutic focus on concrete tools and measurable progress.
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Experience
24+ years
Licensed
Missouri, Florida, Arizona
Languages
English