Bonnie Define

Bonnie Define is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 24 years of experience. She practices in Missouri and focuses on relationship concerns, grief, depression, anxiety, stress, parenting strain, and coping with life changes. Bonnie often helps people dealing with trauma, intimacy issues, and career or self-esteem struggles.

She earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida and a Master’s degree in Counseling from Florida Gulf Coast University. Her work history includes inpatient and outpatient hospital settings, nonprofit agencies, and private practice. Bonnie has supported people through divorce, crisis, and long-term mental health challenges.

Bonnie uses straightforward conversation and steady guidance. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s needs and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Mindfulness and Solution-Focused techniques are included when they fit the situation.

Sessions aim to help people build practical skills. That can mean learning ways to manage stress, improving communication, or making small behavior changes that add up. For people recovering from traumatic events, Bonnie brings Trauma-Focused Therapy into the work when appropriate.

She describes her style as compassionate and thoughtful, and she encourages questions before booking a session. To start, readers are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule time with her.

Using therapeutic approaches in online sessions

Bonnie commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening closely and making the work driven by the person’s own goals and pace. This helps when someone wants a supportive space to sort through emotions and decisions.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a hands-on method that helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT can be useful for depression, anxiety, stress, and for breaking patterns that keep problems going.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Bonnie treats this as a collaborative decision and will help figure out which methods match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts the work as goals change over time.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as taking time during a lunch break or avoiding travel time. Because the current session formats were not specified in the available information, confirm the exact online options before booking. Licensed professionals commonly use different formats to meet scheduling and comfort needs, and Bonnie will discuss what will work best when you get started.