Bobbi Warner Somers, LCMHC

Bobbi Warner Somers is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in Vermont with 15 years of clinical experience. She frames therapy as a collaborative journey and focuses on practical steps people can take to feel better. Her work often centers on stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and midlife concerns. She emphasizes starting where the person is and building from there.

Somers begins by creating a strong, respectful therapeutic relationship. She listens for what matters most and helps clients set clear, achievable goals. Sessions use straightforward techniques drawn from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behavior. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy inform brief, goal-directed work when people want quick, practical changes.

She commonly helps people manage grief, relationship and family challenges, parenting strain, and issues around self-esteem and isolation. Addictions and substance concerns are an area she has supported clients with over many years. Somers also works with those facing mood changes such as Seasonal Affective Disorder and the stresses of life transitions.

Her style is direct and compassionate. She presents options, tries techniques with clients, and adjusts based on what works. Homework or small practice tasks may be suggested between sessions to build new habits.

For someone juggling busy days or facing a midlife shift, she focuses on clear steps and steady progress. People who want a practical, respectful approach may find her method helpful.

How her approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person as they are. In practice this means the therapist reflects what the client says and helps them find their own solutions. That approach can help with broad life stress, relationships, and self-esteem issues.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and mood shifts like SAD.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss goals and preferences and try different techniques to see what fits. The therapist and client decide together which methods to use and adjust them over time based on progress and feedback.

Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, for example by saving travel time or allowing shorter check-ins when days are tight. It also lets people continue regular sessions while managing work, caregiving, or other commitments.