Neil J. Bonavita is a Licensed Certified Social Worker in the state of Pennsylvania and a member of AAMFT and NASW. He has been in private practice for 25 years doing individual, family and couple psychotherapy, personal coaching and small business consultation in the Philadelphia area.
Neil’s training and experience include employment as a clinical staff member at the prestigious and world-recognized Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic as well as the Institute for Comprehensive Family Therapy, both known for their exceptional and innovative approaches to treatment. His specialties include anxiety, addictions, OCD, depression, ADD, PTSD and couples counseling. His expertise includes Imago therapy, NLP, Hypnosis, EMDR and SPECT scan preparation and debriefing that are associated with the Amen Clinic in Reston,VA.
Neil has developed his own concept of The Seven Pillars as the framework of his therapeutic and coaching models
His innate ability to connect with and help clients from all walks of life allows him to work successfully with clients in traditional relationships as well as those of diverse populations including LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender), polyamory and other alternative relationships.
He has dual American and Italian citizenship and is completely fluent in Italian.