About Eileen
Eileen "Bonnie" Hires is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people cope with anxiety and related concerns. She brings 24 years of experience to conversations about stress, grief, depression, addiction, and trauma. Her manner is open and nonjudgmental, and she focuses on building a trusting connection first.
Clients can expect straightforward, practical work. Sessions often include cognitive behavioral techniques to change harmful thinking patterns and mindfulness tools to manage strong emotions.
Background and approach
She also uses client-centered approaches that let the person set the pace and goals for therapy. Bonnie adapts methods to each person’s life. She combines problem-solving, coping skills, and motivational interviewing when needed.
Her experience includes helping people affected by addiction and by military or veteran-related concerns. She values listening and meeting people where they are. Conversations are guided by the client’s priorities, whether that means short-term coping strategies or longer-term change.
She aims to make steps clear and achievable. Based in Pennsylvania, Bonnie works in ways that fit everyday routines. She knows reaching out can feel hard and focuses on making the first steps easier.
Her work is practical, steady, and geared toward real-life improvements.
How therapy approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice hard thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thought patterns that lead to distress, with practical exercises to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience and goals, giving the client control over pace and topics while the therapist listens and reflects.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Then she will suggest methods and adjust them over time so the plan fits the person's needs.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit brief updates, step-by-step skill practice, or people who prefer typing. These options help fit therapy into work breaks, travel, or busy home schedules while keeping the focus on progress and practical tools.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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