Bonnie Spicer, LPC

Bonnie Spicer is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Tennessee who uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people facing stress and life transitions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside acceptance and attachment-informed methods to address everyday struggles. Her style is warm and straightforward, focused on real steps clients can use day to day.

Bonnie most often helps with anxiety and depression, grief, addiction concerns, and problems with self-esteem and relationships. She also supports people dealing with career strain, burnout and compassion fatigue, sleep and eating difficulties, and attention challenges such as ADHD. Conversations are goal-focused and paced to what each person needs.

Sessions tend to mix skill-building and reflective work. Bonnie helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and teaches tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. She also uses acceptance-based strategies to help people make choices that match their values even when feelings are difficult.

Her background includes seven years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns. Bonnie explains approaches in plain language and collaborates on treatment goals so people know what they are working toward. She respects each person’s pace and priorities.

Therapy with Bonnie can include short-term coaching-style work or longer-term support for complex issues. People who need help navigating relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, caregiving stress, or life changes can expect focused, practical sessions that emphasize skills and insight.

How cognitive and acceptance-based methods work online

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test them with real actions. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and habit change by teaching concrete tools to change thinking and behavior.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed steps toward them, even when uncomfortable emotions appear. This approach can help with stress, chronic health challenges, and setbacks that get in the way of meaningful goals.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape expectations and reactions. It can help people improve communication, manage intimacy issues, and understand patterns that repeat in partnerships.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and will try methods that fit those priorities. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is most helpful.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and use visual cues for skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick support, homework check-ins, and ongoing coaching between sessions.