Eileen "Bonnie" Hires, LPC

Eileen "Bonnie" Hires is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 24 years of experience and certifications in addictions and co-occurring disorders. She centers her work on establishing a strong therapeutic alliance, believing that a dependable relationship between therapist and client is the foundation for meaningful progress.

Hires is known for an open, attentive, and nonjudgmental approach, meeting people where they are and adapting therapy to fit each person’s life. Her toolkit includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, mindfulness practices, client-centered techniques, and problem-solving strategies. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, psychodynamic ideas, and other evidence-informed methods when appropriate.

Her clinical background covers addictions and related concerns such as family conflict, anxiety, depression, adult children of alcoholics issues, and co-dependency. Hires integrates professional training, practical experience, and an open-minded stance to help people build coping skills, address relationship and family challenges, and work through life transitions. She acknowledges how difficult it can be to reach out for help and emphasizes collaboration, honesty, and respect throughout the therapeutic process.