ABOUT bonnie

licensed marriage and family therapist #91089

Along with seeing clients in my private practice, I am an adjunct instructor in the Masters of Clinical Psychology program at Antioch University, teaching workshops devoted to helping budding therapists work with queer and lesbian identified women through an LGBTQ affirmative lens. 

I received a Masters in Clinical Psychology degree from Antioch University with a specialization in LGBT psychology (the only LGBT specialization program in the world at the time).  During my studies, I began my training at the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center where I worked with a diverse population as an individual therapist and group therapy co-facilitator of the Transgender Men Empowerment group. I then worked for over a year at Village Counseling and Wellness, co-facilitating Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills groups for adults, adolescents and parents, and seeing individual clients in two private practice settings. I also worked on the planning committee of SAGA (Sexuality and Gender Awareness), a small group of mental health practitioners dedicated to providing education on how to be LGBTQ affirmative.

I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Emerson College, and through my work within the entertainment industry, I realized that my true passion lived within the minds and emotions of human beings. The practice of psychology and therapy gives me the space to work creatively and intellectually while experiencing the humbling feeling of watching people change their lives.

I have a wide range of experience in working with people of various backgrounds, ethnicities, sexual orientations and gender identities. Although my special interests include working with the LGBTQ community and people in the entertainment industry, my expertise is not limited to these populations. I enjoy assisting clients in managing and/or overcoming anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, painful relationship patterns, creative blocks, co-dependency, love and sex addiction, issues with intimacy and low self-esteem. I believe that our emotional world reflects our physical bodies/health, and I am passionate about mind, body & soul integration. 

I have additional training in EFT (Emotion Focused Therapy) for couples as well as attachment based EMDR (Eye Movement Reprocessing Therapy).

Additional Credentials:

  • LGBT Specialization Certification from Antioch University

  • Domestic Violence Certification from LGBT Center of Los Angeles

  • Trauma Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Certification

  • Childhood Traumatic Grief Certification

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Training 

  • Mindfulness Training 

  • 4 Day Emotional Focused Couples Therapy Training 

  • EMDR Training through the Personal Transformation Institute