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The Psychotherapist Association for
Gender & Sexual Diversity
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Bonnie Cardell

 

Member profile details

First name
Bonnie
Last name
Cardell
Organization
Sound Mind Neurofeedback & Healing Center: a Marriage & Family Therapy Corp.
Phone (cell)
415-484-9894
 

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Background

Welcome
Dr. Cardell is a leader and LGBTQIA+ affirming clinician who works from a Jungian-based Humanistic-Existential model. She is currently Treasurer of GAYLESTA (the primary LGBTQIA+ psychotherapist organization in the San Francisco Bay Area). Previous offices held were president and co-president. She is trained in biofeedback and neurofeedback, and earned her Ph.D. in Applied Psychophysiology at Saybrook University in Pasadena, CA. She loves working in the helping profession and is motivated by innovations in neuroscience.

Sound Mind Neurofeedback operates in East Sacramento, CA. Bonnie Cardell provides remote psychotherapy, including ketamine-assisted therapy, throughout California. She has had previous careers in both the Arts and Technology and has a passion for working with people recovering from traumatic brain injury. She discovered neurofeedback while recovering from brain injury (incurred in 2000), and now this modality is an integral part of her practice: combining brain science with talk therapy alongside other applied interventions to achieve symptom reduction and optimal results.
Additional thoughts
Dr. Cardell and Sound Mind Neurofeedback Healing Center (a marriage and family therapy corporation) provide psychotherapy services, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, quantitative electroencephalogram (QEEG) mapping, EEG brain training, neurostimulation (LENS, tACS, tDCS, and pEMF), as well as heart rate variability training, and other interventions targeting symptoms of ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, and TBI.

Other modalities and styles of psychotherapy include but are not limited to: hypnosis, CBT, DBT, ACT, Creative Expression, Motivational Interviewing, psychodynamic reflection, psychosynthesis, mindfulness-based interventions, relaxation techniques, solutions-focused and strengths-based interventions, and longer-term existential-humanistic talk therapy based on Logo-Therapy (meaning-based therapy) established by Viktor Frankl.


https://www.soundmindneurofeedback.com/
Currently accepting new clients?
Yes
 

Telehealth (for Referral/Org. members only)

Telehealth: primary state
California
 

Main Office

Work phone
415-484-9894
Office #1: Address
3120 O Street, #3
Office #1: City
Sacramento
Office #1: State
CA
Office #1: Zip
95816
Office #1: Disability access?
Yes
Office hours
By appointment
 

Demographic info (optional).

Pronouns
  • she/her/hers
Gender
  • Female
Sexual orientation
  • Queer
  • Lesbian
Ethnicity
  • White/Euro American
  • Other Asian
 

Credentials (required)

Prof. degree
  • MA
  • PhD
Prof. degree concentration
  • Counseling Psych./Clinical Psych.
  • Expressive Arts Therapy
  • Marriage/Family Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Transpersonal Psych.
  • Other/Not Listed
Year degree obtained
2013/2025
Educational institution
Institute of Transpersonal Psychology/Saybrook University
License type
  • LMFT
Year originally licensed
2017
License number
LMFT 102066
License expiration date
January 31, 2027
 

Background and practice info

Theoretical approaches to my work
  • Client Centered / Person-Centered
  • Cognitive Behavioral
  • Existential
  • Family Systems
  • Feminist
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Jungian
  • Narrative
  • Psychodynamic
  • Transpersonal
Clinical techniques
  • Biofeedback
  • CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
  • Dream Work
  • Expressive Arts Therapy
  • Guided Imagery
  • Hypnosis
  • Relaxation Training
Clinical specializations
  • ADHD
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Artists / Creativity
  • Bipolar Disorders
  • Coming Out
  • Depression
  • Disability / Chronic Illness
  • Families: Alternative
  • Gender Diverse / Trans / Non Binary
  • Grief / Loss / Dying
  • Group Psychotherapy
  • Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
  • Mental Health of Family Members
  • Midlife Issues
  • PTSD
  • Religious - Homosexual Conflict
  • Self Esteem
  • Sexuality
  • Spirituality
  • Stress / Burnout
Specialized populations
Adults of all ages, including aging adults

Alternative Families

Depression, Stress, Anxiety, ADHD

LGBTQA+
Types of therapy
  • Brief (Time-Limited) Therapy
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Consultation
  • Counseling
  • Distance Therapy (Phone or Internet-based)
  • Family Therapy
  • Individual Therapy
  • Long-Term Therapy
  • Therapy Groups
  • Workshops
Languages (used in therapy)
  • English
Client ages
  • Adults
  • Elders
Sliding scale
Yes
Insurance info
Private Pay or PPO.
Provide Billing Services for Out of Network Insurance or PPO.

Insurance Coverage potentially provided through Headlight.Health: please inquire with therapist first at 415-484-9894
Public insurance plans
  • MediCal
  • Medicare
Available 24 hrs?
No
 

Additional Offices

Office #2: Disability access?
No
 

Group Therapy Information

Group #1: Name
LGBT Mindfulness for Beginners
Group #1: Focus
  • Stress Reduction
Group #1: Description
Mindfulness-based group for beginners who identify on the LGBT spectrum and want to explore mindfulness meditation in a safe group environment. The group involves myths, theory, practice and personal experience of all levels. This is not a judgment space, nor a highly didactic space, it is geared towards acceptance and stress reduction. We will explore the many ways to practice mindfulness, which doesn't always require closing eyes. Breathing and guided imagery may also be part of this group. The group will be catered to the needs of the participants. This group is ongoing, and will commence for 6 weeks once three or more people are willing to enroll.
Group #1: Member orientation
  • Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual
Group #1: Member demographic
  • All genders
Group #1: Length
6-week
Group #1: Telehealth state
California
Group #2: Name
LGBT Mindfulness Group: intermediate
Group #2: Description
Mindfulness-based group for persons who already took the beginner group or who feel they have enough experience to join this level of group, who identify on the LGBT spectrum, and want to explore mindfulness meditation in a safe group environment. The group involves myths, theory, practice and personal experience from beginning to intermediate levels. This is not a judgment space, nor a highly didactic space, it is geared towards acceptance and stress reduction. We will explore the many ways to strengthen our mindfulness practice. Breathing and guided imagery may also be part of this group. The group will be catered to the needs of the participants. This group is ongoing and will commence for 8 weeks once three or more people are willing to enroll.
Group #2: Member orientation
  • Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual
Group #2: Member demographic
  • All genders
Group #2: Length
8-week
Group #2: Telehealth state
California
Group #3: Telehealth state
California