"The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it."

Elnora (Bonnie) Harrison, PhD, MSHS, LMHC

Experience and Professionalism

Bonnie Harrison is a well-known and dynamic Licensed Psychotherapist, Educator, and Master Trainer. She is known as a developer and facilitator of wellness-centered learning experiences for women, men, and gender-diverse groups. Bonnie is known as a pioneer and a first in her profession, as well as, her socio-political life. She developed and facilitated the first known counseling service and support groups in New York, for HIV/AIDS diagnosed Black Same Gender Loving men & women.

She was selected as the first Chairperson for the Mayor’s (Dinkins) LGBT Mental Health Concerns Committee, and, was the first Coordinator of the HIV Care Network in Central Harlem- a community hardest hit by the pandemic during the 80s and 90s. Bonnie is also highly respected for her work in the area of Historic Harm, race-based trauma & Loss, and its impact on Black men/women, children, and trans-generational family systems. In an attempt to fill a void, she created a one-of-a-kind, culturally competent counseling model, the PROGENY Mental Health Counselling Model for Personal and Social Transformation. It addresses the unmet mental health needs of traumatized men and women of African descent.

Ms. Harrison received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the City College of New York, graduating with the distinction of Magna Cum Laude. She earned a Master of Science in Human Services degree from Southern New Hampshire University, with concentration and certification in Mental Health Counselling, and Community Psychology. Her experience as an educator, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and Certified Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (Retired), spans more than 35 years.

My Service Strategy

Utilizing my more than 35 years of experience, I will provide you with an initial assessment, and create an individualized, ethno-cultural Mental Health Transformation Plan, that's specific to you and your inter/trans-generational history. I understand the importance of educating you on the most effective ways to take care of your mind, body, and spirit, so you can heal quickly. Consequently, the work I do, and services I provide, are co-created. You decide where you want to go, and the goals you want to achieve. I show you the tools you have already, that can help you get there when you choose to use them.

My Health Mission

I provide services to a diverse Black African American population, and include gender non-conforming, binary, non-binary, and senior members of the community. I specialize in Mental Health Counseling, Psychotherapy, and Community Psychology.

Your whole health is my concern. l put your healing needs first, and am proud to provide a high quality level of customer service, experience, and commitment to health and wellness to all I serve.

Systems of Care

Not only will I work with you to treat your existing conditions, I will work to maximize you potential, by partnering with you to develop prevention, intervention, and growth strategies as well. Together, we work toward improving the quality of your life by healing the vestiges of historical harm, ancestral trauma, familial and childhood wounds, and de-colonizing belief systems that negatively impact your relationship with self and others.

Areas of Specialization

I specialize in Mental Health Counseling, Psychotherapy, and Community Psychology. My services are geared toward a diverse Black African American population, and include gender non-conforming, binary, non-binary, as well as, individuals in various forms of recovery, and senior members of the community.

Your whole health is my concern. I am proud to provide you with a high quality, and culturally-specific level of care.

Loss, Trauma, and Grief

GRIEF MEDICINE

Grief is a natural response to the loss of something, some place, or someone significant. The act of grieving should be one of intention, and done in community. It is a state of being that is not to be experienced alone. The healing of loss begins once one tells their story. Sharing our story becomes the medicine that heals the broken relationship.

This I know to be true. We have all been wounded. If left unattended and unhealed, this robs us of a free spirit, and those things most central to our happiness and well being - our relationship with self and others. Intentional grieving in community becomes good medicine, and the keys are in our culture.

ANCESTRAL ALTAR

Contact Us

We're Here To Listen. We're Here To Help.

Bonnie Harrison, MSHS, LMHC

129-133 W 147th St, Suite. 26-J The Village of Harlem, New York 10039, United States

212-690-2965 info@thebonnieharrison.com Telephone Counseling Sessions & Secure Virtual Platforms for Individual, Group, Couples, and Family THE KEYS ARE IN OUR CULTURE

Hours: M-F 10AM- 7:30PM

By Appointment Only

THERAPEUTIC THEATRE

Check out this great video from Mommie Letters:The Uncovering, Staged Performances from the Faison Firehouse Theatre, located in the Village of Harlem, NY.