About Bonneka
Bonneka Seals is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Wisconsin who focuses on helping adults who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about next steps. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship concerns, and ADHD. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward so clients know what to expect each step of the way.
She meets clients where they are and builds a plan around their goals. Sessions emphasize practical skills and self-awareness.
Background and approach
Clients learn to notice patterns, try new strategies, and make small changes that add up over time. With ten years of experience, she blends several evidence-based methods. Bonneka uses cognitive and behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and habits.
She also draws on acceptance and mindfulness practices to help people tolerate difficult feelings without getting overwhelmed. Emotionally focused and client-centered elements guide how she listens and responds in sessions. This means the work centers on the person’s experience and values rather than labels.
The therapist collaborates with each client to choose tools that fit their life and preferences. Bonneka also brings experience with substance concerns, trauma, grief, anger, career transitions, compasssion fatigue, and intimacy-related struggles. She supports people working through life changes, impulse control problems, and feelings of isolation.
Her goal is to help clients build clearer choices and more satisfying daily routines.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where values can guide choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily routines; it is often used for anxiety, depression, sleeping problems, and impulsivity. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with impulse control, intense anger, and relationship challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bonneka will talk with each client about goals, preferences, and past efforts to decide which methods to try first. The process is collaborative so adjustments are made based on how the client responds and what feels most useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful when visual cues and face-to-face conversation matter. Phone sessions can fit a shorter break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, homework support, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options allow therapy to fit into busy schedules and different day-to-day routines.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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