The realization of one's inner strengths and beauty serves to empower us to face the challenges of our daily lives and find a path to wellness.
Welcome
Francesca Bonavita is a psychotherapist at Repose. She sees clients at our Pleasantville office in Westchester and online. Francesca works with adults and with couples. Whether you come on your own or with a partner, she aims to meet you where you are.
Francesca believes that noticing your own inner strengths can help you face everyday challenges. Her sessions offer a calm place to reconnect with those strengths. She works to connect with each client and to tend to both mind and body, so you can find a sense of balance at a pace that feels right.
Clinical background
Francesca Bonavita's clinical background
Service Locations
- Westchester, NY - Pleasantville
- Online in New York and Connecticut
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna (including PPO, HMO, Meritain Health, 1199 SEIU National Benefits Fund and Aetna Student plans)
- Wellfleet Student (NYU, School of Visual Arts, Sarah Lawrence College, etc.)
- Northwell Direct
- Out-Of-Network Benefits Reimbursement
Therapeutic Modalities
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Somatic Experiencing (SE)
Clinical Expertise
- Marital Issues
- Anxiety
- Grief and Loss
- Depression
Client Focus
- Adults
- Couples
Education
- Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work Administration, Hunter College
- Master of Social Work, New York University
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, State University of New York at Albany
Certifications and Training
- Somatic Couples Therapy
- Gottman Training
- Certified HIV Counselor
- Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment
Languages
- English
Licenses
- New York Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Connecticut Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Working together
How Francesca can support you
Couples often come to Francesca for support with challenges in their marriage. She also works with adults who are facing anxiety, depression, or grief and loss.
Francesca hopes clients come to understand themselves better. She also hopes they discover a growing sense of their own strength, so daily challenges feel more manageable.
Her approach
Francesca's approach
Francesca draws on CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. She pairs it with mindfulness, which builds steady, present-moment awareness. IFS (Internal Family Systems) helps you get to know different parts of yourself with curiosity and care. Her work is also informed by SE (Somatic Experiencing), which gently attends to how stress is held in the body.
With couples, Francesca brings training in the Gottman Method, an approach to understanding how partners communicate and connect. Across her work, she helps clients find practical strategies they can use between sessions.
Why Francesca
Why work with Francesca
Francesca creates a safe, nonjudgmental space. Your thoughts, emotions, and experiences are met with care and understanding.
She works to nurture both mind and body. This whole-person focus is meant to help you restore a sense of balance.
Francesca also values practical strategies. Alongside reflection, she helps clients find concrete steps toward greater clarity, connection, and fulfillment.
About
About Francesca Bonavita
Francesca is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York and Connecticut. She holds a Master of Social Work from New York University and has completed Gottman training for work with couples. Outside the therapy room, Francesca tap dances.
Influences
my friends and family
Rituals
daily walking, my yoga routine, tapping, dance
Library
Untangled (Lisa Damour), Becoming (Michelle Obama), Tuesdays with Morrie (Mitch Albom), Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety (Dr. John Duffy), The Power of Now (Eckhart Tolle)
Areas of focus at Repose
Where Francesca can help
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Schedule a consultationFrancesca Bonavita, LCSW, provides services in person at our Pleasantville office and online in New York and Connecticut.