My name is Michael Bonner and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor located in Round Rock, Texas. Our office is conveniently located just west of I-35 on Chisholm Trail in Round Rock, convenient to Pflugerville, Georgetown, Cedar Park, Leander, Hutto, and the North Austin area. I also happen to be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). My wife and I have been married for over 35 years, and we have three wonderful adult children. I’ve worked in the corporate sector as a CFO, the non-profit world as a Pastor, and the mental health field as a Licensed Professional Counselor. 

I like to believe that my private counseling work is a beautiful combination of my life experience, my professional training, and my calling. As a licensed therapist performing psychotherapy (i.e. counseling), my role is to help you reach your destination. Sometimes I’m a tour guide – because you have no idea where that destination is. Sometimes I’m the mean teacher who gives too much homework – because you know where your destination is but have no energy or discipline to get there. Sometimes I’m your cheerleader because often we need someone to help us realize that we can reach our destination. Finally – and always – I am a fellow traveler on the journey attempting to reach my own destination. 

I would appreciate the opportunity to visit with you about your professional counseling needs. I am a Christian counselor, but I believe you will find my therapy practice comfortable regardless of your spiritual beliefs. I work with clients 18 years of age and older. I am experienced with adult individual work (such as depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorder, etc.), and have extensive experience in marriage counseling. I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and use it often with clients in my practice (find out more at www.emdria.org). I also offer online counseling for those who cannot make it into my office yet would still like to receive solid, affordable private counseling.

My name is Van Putman, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate located in Round Rock, Texas. I am married to my best friend, Meredith, and we have a beautiful daughter who has captured our hearts!

I have a Bachelor of Business Administration-Finance degree from Southern Methodist University, and spent four years in the Financial Services industry as a Financial Advisor prior to entering the counseling profession. My time in the financial world taught me how to achieve strong, lasting relationships with clients. However, I always felt there was something missing from those collaborative relationships - and felt called to pursue the psychotherapy field. During my graduate work, I had the wonderful opportunity to practice at a counseling center in the Austin area. I attained my Master’s in Professional Counseling, and I thoroughly enjoy being part of the team at Riverstone Counseling Center, PLLC.

I believe my life experience and deep compassion - coupled with my professional training - uniquely equip me to journey with you through your wounds, sufferings, and/or struggles towards renewal, restoration, and transformation. As a Christian counselor, I believe it is my life’s purpose to display the glory of God, whom I believe to be the Wonderful Counselor (Isaiah 9:6). With that said, I believe you will find my personality and counseling style make my therapy practice comfortable for you regardless of your spiritual beliefs.

I work with clients 13 years of age and older. I have experience working with adolescents, individual adults and couples. I work with clients experiencing spiritual struggles and faith development concerns, work-related struggles, grief and loss, shame and guilt, anxiety, depression, anger management, perfectionism, and sexual addiction and recovery. I also enjoy working with couples, navigating the complicated issues that can arise relationally. I also conduct premarital counseling.

I am able to offer online distance counseling for those who are unable to make it into our office in-person. I look forward to walking alongside you in your journey towards health and healing!

Credentials

Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate within the State of Texas - License #90815, Supervised by Michael Bonner, LPC-S

National Certified Counselor - Certificate #1724708

Professional Affiliations

American Association of Christian Counselors

National Board for Certified Counselors

Association of Biblical Counselors

Education

MA in Professional Counseling, Texas State University

BA in Business Administration-Finance, Southern Methodist University