Vicki Bonham, LMHC
Florida · 5 years in practice
Vicki Bonham is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who practices in Florida.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH21277 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1881316776 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Vicki
Vicki Bonham is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who practices in Florida. She brings five years of counseling experience and a long history in education, teaching, and motivational speaking to her work. Vicki aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people under stress or facing big life changes.
She listens first and adapts each session to the person in front of her. Vicki helps people manage anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and grief.
Background and approach
She also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, and issues connected to identity and LGBT matters. Vicki uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy in ways that match a person's goals. Sessions tend to focus on realistic steps, improving daily routines, and building skills that reduce overwhelm.
She also incorporates elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and client-centered methods when helpful. People often come to her for help with parenting strain, career transitions, sleep problems, or compassion fatigue. Vicki also works with concerns like abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, body image, and caregiver stress.
Her style is respectful and straight-talking, with an emphasis on practical change. She frames therapy as a partnership. Vicki aims to empower people to try new ways of coping and to make choices that fit their values.
If someone wants steady support and clear tools, she offers a steady, skills-focused approach.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Vicki lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Vicki names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Vicki’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then take actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through practical exercises and small experiments. It often helps with anxiety, sleep problems, and low mood.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and daily routines to pick methods that fit. Together they will adjust the plan as progress and needs become clearer.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and demonstrations of tools. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging work well for quick updates, brief coaching, or when someone prefers written reflection. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep practice going between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Vicki address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem issues. Additional areas include LGBT-related matters, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, career transitions, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based and client-centered methods to build real-life skills and clarify values.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional counseling experience and a long background in education, teaching, and motivational speaking that informs her work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions billed and what is the cost structure?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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