Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
How Louise works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 32
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Louise
Louise Bonanno is a licensed clinical social worker with decades of hands-on experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, anger, relationship trouble, trauma, or compassion fatigue. Her style is direct and practical, aimed at finding what helps right now.
She focuses on building clear steps people can use between sessions. That might mean learning grounding skills, practicing new ways to talk about needs, or trying small behavior changes that ease daily strain.
Background and approach
She blends mindfulness and acceptance strategies with a client-centered attitude to make those steps feel doable. Her background includes long experience in both independent practice and community mental health. She has worked with first responders on critical incident stress management debriefing and has training in several trauma approaches.
That mix gives her familiarity with steady, crisis, and longer-term work. Sessions usually emphasize listening first, then practical tools people can use at home. She pays attention to attachment and communication patterns that often keep people stuck.
Conversations aim to reduce shame, rebuild self-respect, and improve how people handle conflict and control issues. Louise draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas when useful. Over many years she has helped people facing panic attacks, divorce and separation, guilt and forgiveness struggles, and isolation.
She works in English from New York and brings a calm, experienced presence to each session.
What Louise works with
Everything Louise lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Louise's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
Approaches Louise lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, anger, and getting unstuck from avoidance. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. DBT can be helpful for strong mood swings and high stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and communication, and it can help when trust, closeness, or repeated conflict are the main issues.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to see what feels most useful and adjusts methods as goals evolve. That means trying practical tools, noticing what helps, and shifting strategies when needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video offers face-to-face connection and body language cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send quick updates, try short check-ins, or work between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work and life demands.
Questions people ask about Louise
What concerns does this therapist address?
Louise focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, anger, and compassion fatigue. She also helps with attachment issues, control problems, panic, isolation, and related struggles.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Work is practical and collaborative with a listening-first approach. Sessions mix skills practice, mindfulness, and reflective conversation to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
How much experience does the therapist have?
She has 32 years of clinical experience in both independent practice and community mental health. That background includes work with first responders and trauma-focused interventions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in New York. Her practice is based in New York.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options let people choose what fits their rhythm and schedule.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Pricing reflects those factors rather than a fixed single rate.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.