- Stress and anxiety
- Life purpose
- CBT and narrative work
About Bonice
Bonice Nelson is a licensed clinical social worker with five years of practice. She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and is licensed in Florida and Virginia. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, career questions, family concerns, and major life changes.
She focuses on practical conversations. Sessions look at what is happening now and what small steps could change things. She pays attention to motivation, confidence, and issues that follow big transitions. Life purpose is one area she helps people talk about when they feel directionless after a change.
Her style uses clear tools from several approaches to help people test ideas and move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Motivational Interviewing supports decisions and boosts readiness for change. Narrative Therapy examines the stories people tell about themselves and looks for alternative meanings.
Bonice also works with concerns tied to trauma, guilt, shame, abandonment, caregiver stress, isolation, and discrimination. She can help people who struggle with communication problems, grief after disasters, or questions about self-love and forgiveness. Intellectual disability is listed among her focus areas, and she adapts conversations to each person’s abilities.
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. The initial steps are straightforward: answer a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. She accepts clients from outside the United States and conducts work in English.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Many of Bonice’s methods focus on concrete changes a person can try between sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions, and helps people test new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety or low mood. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational style that supports people who feel stuck about change by clarifying goals and increasing readiness to act. Narrative Therapy examines the stories someone tells about themselves and offers ways to reframe those stories when they limit choices.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Bonice treats selection of methods as collaborative, checking in about what feels useful and adjusting the plan based on the client’s needs and goals. She uses the approaches above to guide sessions and mixes techniques when that makes sense.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedule demands it, and reduce travel time. Talk with her during the matching process about practical needs such as camera use, session length, or scheduling to find an arrangement that fits everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Florida, Virginia, Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem issues, depression, career questions, family concerns, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include abandonment, caregiver stress, and isolation.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
Her work is conversational and goal-focused, using methods that test small changes. She helps people explore motivation, confidence, and the stories that shape their choices.
What is her professional background?
Bonice has five years of clinical experience and lists work addressing mood disorders, self-harm, and coping after disasters among her areas of focus.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and is licensed in Florida and Virginia. Her practice is based in Florida.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are accepted.
How are sessions paid for and how much do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.