Christy’s Credentials
Cost of Counseling: $85 for a 45-50 minute session, $100 for a 1 hour session, $165 for a 90 minute session. Counseling is available virtually or in my office. To set up an appointment please call Christy at 1-423-305-2369.
I am not currently accepting new clients.
Dr. Christy Bonner (DMin) is a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT), Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), a retired board Certified Chaplain (BCC), and co-host of the Enneagram+Yoga Podcast. She is the author of the book, Freedom From Shame. Click here to purchase her book, Freedom From Shame.
As a therapist, Christy has a compassionate and hope-filled approach and uses the Enneagram, Brainspotting, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Mindfulness, Meditation, Existential Therapy, Bowen Family Systems Theory, Person-Centered Therapy, The Gottman Method, Pastoral Counseling, bereavement counseling, and other therapy methods to help individuals, couples and families:
- reconnect with others and self
- manage our reactivity towards others
- change patterns of over-functioning or under-functioning in life
- express feelings
- accept and love one’s self
- reframe their story
- identify growing edges
- navigate difficult transitions and grief experiences
- offer gentleness and grace to one’s self and others
- develop goals and meaning in life
- create a support system
- learn coping mechanisms to address anxiety and/or depression
- find balance in life
- process new ways to communicate with a partner
- negotiate stressors in life
- reach our full potential individually and relationally
- grow in self-awareness
- understand boundaries and differentiation
- prevent triangles in relationships
- engage in self-care
- cultivate spiritual practices
- practice mindfulness
- explore and articulate spiritual beliefs
- forgive one’s self and others
Christy’s educational background:
Degrees:
- Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in Pastoral Care and Counseling, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
- Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Emory University
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Religion (B.A.), Emory and Henry College
Certifications & Trainings:
- 500 Hour Certified Yoga Instructor, Chattanooga Yoga School (200 hours) & Yoga Landing (300 hours)
- Board Certified Chaplain (BCC), current status-Retired, Association for Professional Chaplains
- Enneagram Applications Training and Certification Program, Enneagram Atlanta, IEA accredited
- Brainspotting Phase 1 Training & Self-Spotting: A Focused Mindfulness Process Workshop, through Cynthia Schwartzberg, LCSW
License:
Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT), State of Tennessee (LMT0000001263)