Bonnie Hartley Selvey, LCSW: Compassionate Counseling in Atlanta

Individual Therapy Tailored to Atlanta Adults

Bonnie Hartley Selvey, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker offering personalized Counseling & Mental Health services in Atlanta, Georgia. Her practice focuses on helping adults navigate emotional challenges, life transitions, and long-term patterns that keep them feeling stuck. Within the broader Health & Medical landscape, she provides talk therapy grounded in evidence-informed approaches and a strong therapeutic relationship.

Clients typically seek out Bonnie when they are experiencing persistent anxiety, low mood, relationship strain, or burnout. She supports people who may appear “high functioning” on the outside but feel overwhelmed or disconnected inside. Sessions are designed to move at the client’s pace, with clear goals and practical strategies that can be integrated into everyday life in Atlanta’s fast-moving environment.

Core Services and Special Focus Areas

Bonnie offers weekly or biweekly psychotherapy for adults who want deeper insight into their thoughts, emotions, and behavior patterns. Treatment is collaborative: clients bring their lived experience; Bonnie brings clinical training, structure, and perspective.

Common areas of focus include:

  • Anxiety and chronic stress
  • Depression and emotional numbness
  • Grief, loss, and major life changes
  • Family-of-origin issues and boundaries
  • Work, caregiving, and identity-related stress

Her Counseling & Mental Health work draws from modalities such as psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and mindfulness-based strategies, selected to match the client’s needs and preferences.

Snapshot of the Practice

Key DetailSummary
ProviderBonnie Hartley Selvey, LCSW
CategoryHealth & Medical
Sub CategoryCounseling & Mental Health
Client FocusAdults in Atlanta and nearby
Service TypeIndividual psychotherapy

How Clients Work With the Practice

Sessions typically occur once a week, giving enough time between appointments to apply insights while maintaining steady momentum. Bonnie encourages clients to use secure digital tools such as online scheduling and telehealth platforms where available, making therapy more accessible for busy professionals and caregivers.

Treatment begins with an initial consultation focused on clarifying what brings the person to therapy, what they hope to change, and how they have tried to cope so far. From there, Bonnie and the client co-create a working plan, revisiting goals regularly to ensure therapy remains relevant and effective.

Atlanta residents often choose Bonnie Hartley Selvey, LCSW when they want a consistent, thoughtful space to understand themselves better and create sustainable change. Positioned within the Health & Medical field and specializing in Counseling & Mental Health, her practice offers a grounded, client-centered option for adults seeking meaningful support.