- 20 years experience
- LCMHC Vermont
- Sleep and rest focus
About Bonnie
Bonnie Chase is a licensed clinician in Vermont with 20 years of professional experience. She helps people who are facing addiction, trauma, mood challenges, and low self-esteem. Bonnie aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable for someone who may be feeling unsure or overwhelmed.
Her style is straightforward and nonjudgmental. She focuses on building an open space where people can talk about painful memories, worries, or habits. Sessions emphasize practical ways to cope with stress, improve sleep, and manage mood shifts so daily life feels easier to handle.
Bonnie has worked with a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting stress, and intimacy-related worries. Work often addresses both immediate coping and longer-term patterns that affect wellbeing.
When sleep is disrupted, she looks at routines, daily pressures, and emotional factors that feed poor rest. She uses straightforward strategies to help people re-establish better sleep habits and reduce nighttime worry.
Bonnie welcomes clear conversation about goals and priorities. She helps people set concrete steps and checks progress along the way. If you want a calm, practical clinician who listens and helps plan doable changes, Bonnie may be a good fit.
How Bonnie Uses Practical Therapies for Sleep and Stress
Bonnie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on behavior and coping. One common approach emphasizes changing daily routines and habits to improve sleep and reduce nighttime worry; this usually means identifying small, concrete changes someone can test over a week or two. Another approach centers on managing mood and stress through skills practice - teaching simple tools for breathing, pacing activity, and checking unhelpful thinking patterns so strong feelings become more manageable.Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. Bonnie treats that as a collaborative process. She listens to your goals and preferences, suggests approaches to try, and adjusts the plan based on what helps most in real life.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try skill practice in the settings where they live and sleep, so strategies can be tested and refined between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Vermont
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Bonnie commonly address?
She works with issues such as addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem problems, bipolar disorder, depression, stress, anxiety, grief, and sleeping difficulties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is open and nonjudgmental with an emphasis on practical coping strategies and clear steps to help people manage daily life.
What is Bonnie's professional background?
Bonnie has 20 years of professional experience working with people on mood, behavior, and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds an LCMHC credential and is licensed in Vermont.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process to work with Bonnie?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.