Louise Bonanno, LCSW

Louise Bonanno is an LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in New York with a long-standing clinical background. She has practiced across both private practice settings and community mental health programs, bringing a broad perspective to individual therapy.

Louise approaches each person with the understanding that seeking counseling often follows attempts to find answers elsewhere. She frames therapy as a purposeful process - meaningful and sometimes challenging - that aims to help people move toward clearer direction and greater well-being in their lives.

Her clinical work includes experience with Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) debriefing for first responders and specialized training in hypnotherapy, Accelerated Resolution of Trauma (ART), and Solution-Focused techniques. She utilizes both short-term and longer-term modalities to match the needs of the individual.

Louise addresses a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, anger, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, communication problems, control-related concerns, divorce and separation, first responder issues, forgiveness work, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, panic attacks, and building self-love. Her clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy.