Katherine Bonham
Practical, trauma-informed care with skills-based therapy
LPCC Minnesota
- Experience
- 13 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Katherine
Katherine Bonham is an LPCC with 13 years of experience who blends practical, skills-based work with trauma-informed care. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness-informed methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and life transitions.
Background and approach
Her training includes a BA in psychology, an MS in counseling, and a graduate certificate in addictions studies earned in 2013, and she emphasizes teaching concrete skills and providing clear psychoeducation so clients understand what is being done and why.
Licensed in Minnesota, Katherine has worked across a broad range of settings since 2010, including research on trauma-informed group therapy that influenced her focus on trauma and abuse. She also maintains strong experience with grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, career challenges, chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, and substance-related concerns.
Katherine describes her approach as collaborative and straightforward: she asks for honesty and a willingness to try, and she aims to equip clients with techniques they can practice in everyday life. Outside of work she models lifestyle tools she recommends, prioritizing exercise, social connection, and time in nature while enjoying cooking and time with her dog.
She welcomes people who are ready to engage in change and is available to work with clients in Minnesota and beyond.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Online sessions with Katherine often draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and addictive behaviors by teaching practical skills and homework exercises. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration so clients feel heard and can explore goals at their own pace.Finding the right approach happens together. Katherine works collaboratively with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts methods as therapy progresses to ensure a good fit for the individual.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to keep working on skills between meetings. These options allow clients to access licensed professionals from Minnesota and beyond while engaging in the same skill-building, psychoeducation, and collaborative care that inform her in-person work.
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Experience
13+ years
Licensed
Minnesota
Languages
English