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Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT Specialties • Insurance & Fees • LocationsSliding scale is available subject to session availability.
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Bonnie Mark is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Rhode Island. She sees clients navigating depression, anxiety, anger, trauma, life transitions, relationships, and creative processes. Bonnie specializes in treating trauma and offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) sessions to aid clients in unblocking memories that get stuck in the nervous system, leading to more rapid trauma recovery. The majority of Bonnie’s clients are adults, emerging adults, and couples. In addition to her clinical work, Bonnie is passionate about social justice, including a background providing community mental healthcare to marginalized communities.
As a holistic and integrative practitioner, Bonnie draws from a variety approaches, including narrative therapy, gestalt therapy, imaginal therapy, and mindfulness. She considers her style strengths-based, collaborative, and oriented towards her clients’ hopes for themselves. She creates a warm, curious, and compassionate space for clients to build upon their own neurobiological capacity for resilience and growth
In addition to her work with individuals, Bonnie also works with families and couples. She completed a two-year training in inner-analytic couples and sex therapy and remains passionate about helping partners build intimacy while acknowledging individual differences and attachment styles.
Bonnie completed her Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Outside of her private practice, Bonnie has worked as a family and trauma specialist in a treatment center setting. She has also facilitated trauma-informed anger and substance abuse groups with adults and teens, with a focus on challenging systems of oppression, cultivating resilience, and strengthening community.
Trauma - Rebalancing the nervous system after experiences of threat, violence, or overwhelm resulting in symptoms of depression, anxiety, phobias, low self-esteem, creativity blocks, and relationship difficulties
Couples counseling - Addressing relationship challenges and life transitions; strengthening communication and feelings of security, desire, connection, and love
College mental health - Navigating the transition into college and stressors of academics, personal relationships, and self-development
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Parenting - Helping parents address challenges and implement strategies to addresses challenges that arise throughout childrearing; managing stress and increasing support
Loss and grief - Emotionally preparing for the anticipated passing of a loved one; managing feelings and reactions to a death or loss of significance; support during the process of healing and acceptance
Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress
LGBQI & Sexuality Issues - Exploring topics of sexuality, gender, and identity; coping with discrimination and oppression; navigating relationship, family, and cultural challenges
Spirituality/spiritual crisis - Exploring beliefs and practices related to meaning, existence, and spiritual health and healing; enjoying a deeper felt connection with the spiritual dimension of one's life
Polyamorous, monogamous, or platonic relationships - Understanding one’s wants and needs in relationship; exploring patterns of interaction, addressing concerns, and strengthening satisfaction in relationships and dating
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Sliding scale is available depending on circumstances and session availability.
Private Practice, 2014 - Present
Resilience Treatment Center, Trauma Specialist, 2016 - 2018
Southern California Counseling Center, Supervisor, 2018
Watts Labor Community Action Committee, Individual/Group Therapist, 2015 - 2018
C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles, Training Intern, 2014 - 2015
Southern California Counseling Center, Outreach Therapist, 2008 - 2014
Writer/Producer, 1994 - 2009
Pacifica Graduate Institute, MA Counseling Psychology, 2011
New York University, BFA, 1985
EMDR Practitioner Certified
Trauma & Community Resilience Model Practitioner/Trainer (CRM)
Couples & Sex Therapist Certified (American Association of Couples & Sex Therapists)
New York: 001839
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