Bobbi Warner Somers, LCMHC

Bobbi Warner Somers is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 15 years of clinical experience. She practices from Vermont and works with adults presenting a range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and relationship stress. Bobbi focuses on practical problem solving and building a respectful working relationship with each person she meets.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then helps people identify small steps that move them toward their goals. Sessions often include talking through patterns of thinking and behavior, trying new coping strategies, and checking what works in daily life.

Bobbi draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change thoughts that drive unhelpful behavior. She also uses client-centered methods to keep the conversation focused on what matters most to the individual. Motivational interviewing supports people who are ambivalent about change, especially around substance use and other addictive behaviors.

Many people come for help with stress, parenting strain, communication problems, codependency, or feelings of isolation. She also supports those dealing with anger, shame, and identity-related concerns. The work aims to reduce immediate distress and build lasting skills for coping with life changes.

Bobbi encourages a steady, realistic pace. She helps people try tools in their everyday routines and adjusts plans based on what actually helps. Her approach is practical, personal, and aimed at helping people find clearer choices.

How Bobbi adapts CBT and client-centered care online

Bobbi uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT sessions typically involve clear goals, simple experiments to try between sessions, and tools to manage anxiety, low mood, or addictive urges.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which centers on listening and reflecting so the person sets the pace and topics. That approach helps people feel heard and clarifies what matters most as goals are set and revised.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, preferences, and life situation. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is useful.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and skills practice, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can support brief check-ins or between-session coaching. These options let people fit therapy into busy days and try different formats to see what helps most.