Bonita Jackson-Vergara, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, VA

Licensed

Online Counseling

(32 reviews)

LCMHC, LPC, LCAS Dr. Bonita Jackson-Vergara

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

Mental health conditions are real, common and treatable.

And recovery is possible.

Dr. Bonita Jackson-Vergara is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

More about me

Licensing: LCMHC, LPC, LCAS Years in Practice: 20 State: Virginia

I am a licensed professional counselor with over 18 years of counseling experience primarily with children, adolescents and families. In addition to these populations, I will also work with women, teen mothers, military community and substance abusers. My services include but are not limited to assessments, crisis management, individual, family and group therapy.

I take a directive yet client-centered approach to people's problems and encourage you to learn more about my approach to therapy. My approach is not derived from any one particular school of thought but tends to borrow from all of them. However, I do employ techniques primarily from the behavioral, cognitive-behavioral and family systems prospective.

If we are to work together we will need to specify the goals, focus, risks and benefits of therapy, the approximate time commitment involved, costs and other aspects of your particular situation. I look forward to meeting and working with you and hopefully setting you on the path to your own personal journey!

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Grief Career difficulties Depression Coping with life changes Addictions LGBT Relationship issues Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Parenting issues Anger management Self esteem Bipolar disorder Coaching Compassion fatigue ADHD
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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Please note: It can take up to 24-48 hours to be matched to a therapist.

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Dr. Bonita has been very helpful in my healing journey. She makes me laugh and is real about everything. I appreciate her help!

Dr. Bonita is absolutely fantastic. She is funny and easy to talk to. The best therapist I have ever had.

She is extremely helpful and very comfortable to talk with. I’ve felt comfortable with her from our first session I can’t give her enough praise!

Dr. Jackson-Vergara is the best!

Dr. Jackson- Vergara is really an excellent communicator and offers assignments after every meeting, some of which have been extremely helpful. Aside from her apparent expertise, she is ultimately an overall kind and welcoming person and makes therapy not intimidating at all.

Dr Bonita was Very kind and helpful. She made me feel comfortable and at ease.

Dr. Vergara us most helpful and is well suited for her vocation.

I truly appreciate my sessions with Dr. Jackson-Vergara!I would recommend anyone seeing her . She is empathetic, understanding, and provides strategies to improve my mental health. Meeting with her has been the best decision I’ve made.

Just after one session, I feel Dr. Bonita is a wonderful listener and will keep it real with me. I’m looking forward to the growth and journey ahead with Dr. Bonita’s guidance.

She is just great! It was essential to me to find a black female therapist. She has exceeded my expectations.

She is a great listener, friend, and therapist. She took the time to get to know me, remembers important things about my life/names and attributes of my loved ones, and understands when to listen vs provide advice. I am so grateful for all of our conversations and the actionable guidance she has given me.

Dr. Jackson-Vergara is the best; she's super attentive to your needs and goals in each session and has been a huge help to me this year.

Dr. Jackson-Vergara is fantastic. She's seen me through the worst and best of times this last year, and has been so helpful in helping me bring my life back to the way it was.

I appreciate how Dr. Jackson makes you feel comfortable and that she really listens to what’s going with you. She’s gives sound advice, and you can care she really has a passion for what she does.

Awesome!!!

Our very first session Dr. Jackson-Vergara was spot, which made me feel very comfortable. Great listener, always giving eye contact while video sessions. Her smile brightens up the room. Worksheets given were very helpful. Absolutley enjoy talking to her.

Dr Bonita is warm and nurturing. I had never done therapy before but she’s opened my eyes to how life changing therapy can be. I’ve been working with her for nearly three weeks now and have truly already noticed a difference. Together we make a really good time and I’m so glad I met her

She is amazing, and really listens to my issues and concerns. I feel completely comfortable with Dr. Bonita, and I am happy I made the decision to do this.

She is amazing and supportive!!

I absolutely love my therapist, she was so friendly and understanding but kept it very light which is what I like. I would recommend her to everyone I know

Excellent advice, excellent listener. Has been extremely helpful.

Dr. Vergara's strengths are in her ability to listen and quickly identify the challenges I am facing. Thought therapists are trained to neutral, not all of them have the ability to listen as she does and not draw a premature conclusion. This is very refreshing as i have been to other therapists without this characteristic.

Dr. Jackson-Vergara truly works to understand me and give me the best possible care. She’s so supportive and proactive and is really making a difference for me.

Dr. Bonita is amazing!! Not only is she super friendly and easy to get along with, but she's supportive and respectful. Highly professional and dedicated to what is best for the patient. Talking with her is like talking to a friend. Sometimes, I forget its a therapy appointment because she makes you feel that comfortable and understood. She is very thorough and efficient in her explanations and does her absolute best to make sure we are always on the same page!! I am so happy I took the first step and can't wait to keep making progress!!

she's been amazing soo far. its just the beginning but i can tell this will be beneficial to me

Fantastic! Caring! Understanding! We speak with one another like we are friends that have never met. She’s helped me a lot.

Dr. Jackson-Vergara has been a good sounding board for me and a great listener and has coached me through some pent-up emotions and the challenging times of quarantine. She is empathetic and takes a balanced approach and I look forward to my video calls with her. I would recommend her to others and would also look her up again whenever I feel like I could use counseling support.

I am very happy with my level of service from Dr. Jackson-Vergara.

Love her!!

Dr. Bonita is a great counselor! She is a great listener and makes you feel very welcomed.

Dr. Jackson-Vergara is an excellent counsellor. She is very kind and patient, made me feel comfortable from the very start, and naturally empathised and understood me. Thank you very much Dr. Jackson-Vergara

Dr. Bonita has been great. She is understanding, honest, transparent, and a great listening ear. I am also quite confident in the years of expertise she brings to the table. Thank you, Dr. Bonita!

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