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 draws on a long career in human services and a master’s degree earned in 2007 to support people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and life transitions. She also works with those dealing with parenting struggles, relationship and family conflict, and caregiver stress.

Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She starts by building a trusting relationship. Then she helps people identify practical tools that fit their everyday lives. Sessions focus on small, achievable steps rather than overwhelming change.

Bobbi commonly uses client-centered ideas to listen and understand each person's goals. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques to spot patterns of thinking and behavior. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change, and solution-focused strategies help set short-term goals.

People come for help with mood disorders, grief, impulse control, social anxiety, and issues around identity and intimacy. Additional areas she addresses include codependency, communication problems, substance use concerns, and midlife or young adult transitions.

Her approach emphasizes practical skills, clearer communication, and realistic goal setting. She invites people to try techniques between sessions and adjusts plans as progress is made. The work is paced to match each person's needs and readiness to change.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Bobbi commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening and understanding each person’s priorities and goals. That approach helps people feel heard and shapes the work around their needs.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist works together with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals, strengths, and daily life. Plans are adjusted as progress is made and new concerns come up.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking since this profile does not list specific delivery methods. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let someone continue work during a move or a change in routine. Ask about session length, frequency, and any other practical details when you schedule so sessions match your needs.